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// ON THE INSIDEGameday Guide ....................................................2-3Just Ask ....................................................................4Redbird Renaissance ..............................................8Advertising Index ......................................................9Redbird Traditions .................................................10Redbird Spirit ......................................................... 11University Leaders .................................................13Illinois State Board of Trustees ..............................15Athletics Administration .....................................16-17The Redbird Club .............................................18-19Ruebush Endowment ............................................21Hancock Stadium .............................................22-23Support Staff ...........................................................24Strength & Conditioning .........................................25Athletic Training .....................................................27Head Coach Brock Spack ................................28-29Assistant Coaches ...............................31, 33, 35, 37Redbird Roster .......................................................39Redbirds at a Glance ..............................................41Meet the Redbirds .....................................43, 45, 47Around The Valley Football Conference .................52 Game Info ...............................................................53Depth Charts .....................................................54-55Austin Peay Information ...................................56-57Redbird Coaching History ......................................60Redbirds of Distinction ...........................................62National Attention ..................................................64Redbird Honors & Awards .....................................66Redbird All-Americans ...........................................67Football Records ...........................69, 71, 75, 77, 79,Redbird Playoff History .....................................82-83Redbirds in the Pros ...............................................86Scholar-Baller .........................................................88Wheels of Support .............................................92-93ISU Fall Sports Schedules......................................95Redbird Head Coaches .........................................98Illinois State University ..................................102-103Wheel Club Dealer ...............................................106Fall Sports Spotlight .............................................108

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BORN: Oct. 16, 1986, in Urbana, Ill.STATUS: SingleHIGH SCHOOL: Urbana HSWHAT’S ON TV: CSI, MTV, BETWHAT’S IN MY IPOD: Jay-ZWHAT I DRIVE: I don’t have a car. So, whatever I can get would be good.FAVORITE FLICKS: The Matrix and occasionally Harry PotterBOOKMARKS: YouTube and FacebookI WOULD LOVE TO TRADE PLACES FOR A DAY WITH:Barack Obama, I want to see what the White House is likeFIRST JOB: I worked at a Putt-Putt golf place...sometimes, I would let people in for free TALENT I’D MOST LIKE TO HAVE: I want to dunk like LeBron JamesWHAT’S FOR DINNER: cornbreadFAVORITE CITY TO VISIT: Las VegasFAVORITE SPORTS TEAM AS A KID: Indianapolis ColtsDREAM DATE: Jennifer LopezMY GREATEST LOVE: My grandmother and my motherMY MOTTO: “It’s not over ‘til it’s over”

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BORN: Oct. 16, 1986, in Urbana, Ill.STATUS: SingleHIGH SCHOOL: Urbana HSWHAT’S ON TV: CSI, MTV, BETWHAT’S IN MY IPOD: Jay-ZWHAT I DRIVE: I don’t have a car. So, whatever I can get would be good.FAVORITE FLICKS: The Matrix and occasionallyx Harry PotterBOOKMARKS: YouTube and FacebookI WOULD LOVE TO TRADE PLACES FOR A DAY WITH:Barack Obama, I want to see what the White House is likeFIRST JOB: I worked at a Putt-Putt golf place...sometimes, I would let people in for free TALENT I’D MOST LIKE TO HAVE: I want to dunk like LeBron JamesWHAT’S FOR DINNER: cornbreadFAVORITE CITY TO VISIT: Las VegasFAVORITE SPORTS TEAM AS A KID: Indianapolis ColtsDREAM DATE: Jennifer LopezMY GREATEST LOVE: My grandmother and my motherMY MOTTO: “It’s not over ‘til it’s over”

// Vince Tassi, Media Relations Student Assistant

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// NUMERICAL ROSTERNO NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) 1 Darryl Miller WR 6-2 202 Jr. Oak Ridge, Tenn. (Oak Ridge HS) 2 Kit Hartsfi eld LB 6-0 215 Sr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Riverdale HS) 3 Terrence Holt RB/KR 5-7 180 Jr. Nashville, Tenn. (Maplewood HS) 4 Ashlon Adams WR 6-4 225 Fr. Kingsport, Tenn. (Dobyns-Bennett HS) 5 Kevis Buckley DB 5-9 186 Sr. Lexington, Tenn. (Lexington HS) 6 Amius Smith S 6-2 226 So. Clarksville, Tenn. (Kenwood HS) 7 Trent Caffee QB 6-3 217 Jr. Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) 8 LaDarius Davis DB 5-8 164 Sr. Ft. Campbell, Ky. (Ft. Campbell HS) 9 Scott Thomas WR 6-2 195 So. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Riverdale HS) 10 Spencer Gulmire S 5-10 193 Sr. Oak Ridge, Tenn. (Oak Ridge HS) 11 Adrian Mines WR 6-3 201 Jr. Ashburn, Va. (Broad Run HS) 12 Wesley Kitts RB 6-0 213 So. Knoxville, Tenn. (Halls HS) 13 Daniel Swenson LB 6-3 227 Sr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Northeast HS) 14 T.C. Jennings QB 6-2 192 Jr. Brentwood, Tenn. (Ark. State) (Ravenwood HS) 15 Jake Ryan QB 6-2 180 RFr. Knoxville, Tenn. (West HS) 16 Emill Burnett LB 5-9 201 Fr. Antioch, Tenn. (Irvington HS) 16 Stephen Stansell K 6-0 185 Fr. Athens, Tenn. (McMinn County HS) 17 Gary Orr QB 6-1 209 Sr. Hixon, Tenn. (Soddy-Daisy HS) 19 Delton Teeter S 6-0 193 Fr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Rossview HS) 20 Jeremy Ross S 6-0 177 Fr. College Park, Ga. (North Clayton HS) 21 Tremayne Townsend DB 5-9 177 Sr. Antioch, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) 22 Jeff Lyle RB 5-11 234 Sr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Montgomery Central HS) 23 Tay Robinson DB 5-9 166 Sr. Marietta, Ga. (Wheeler HS) 24 Marvis Malone DB 6-0 177 Sr. Gallatin, Tenn. (Gallatin HS) 25 Ricky Thomas LB 6-0 226 Jr. Acworth, Ga. (North Cobb HS) 26 Darrick Dillard S 6-1 196 Fr. Hopkinsville, Ky. (Hopkinsville HS) 27 Dylan Williams RB 6-0 204 Sr. Nolensville, Tenn. (Ravenwood HS) 28 JayR Harper S 5-10 189 Jr. Gallatin, Tenn. (Gallatin HS) 29 Ryan White RB 5-7 199 So. Nashville, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) 31 Otis Spivey RB 5-9 212 Sr. Rome, Ga. (Rome HS) 32 Jontamion Forrest RB 5-11 242 So. Jackson, Tenn. (Jackson South Side HS) 33 Daniel Becker LB 6-3 237 Sr. Brentwood, Tenn. (Ravenwood HS) 34 Chris Taylor DB 6-0 175 RFr. Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis University School) 35 Jay Courtney DB/LB 5-11 193 Sr. Powell, Tenn. (Powell HS) 36 Antwaun Majors CB 5-10 169 RFr. Mt. Juliet, Tenn. (Mt. Juliet HS)

// UNIVERSITY INFORMATIONLocation .....................................................................................................Clarksville, Tenn.Founded .......................................................................................................................1927Enrollment ...................................................................................................................9,401Nickname.............................................................................................................GovernorsSchool Colors ...............................................................................................Red and WhiteAffi liation ............................................................................................. NCAA Division I FCS Conference ..................................................................................... Ohio Valley ConferencePresident .................................................................................................................Tim HallDirector of Athletics..............................................................................................Dave LoosAthletics Web site .............................................................................www.LetsGoPeay.com

// FOOTBALL INFORMATIONStadium Name .......................................................................................Governors StadiumField .................................................................................................. Polytan Mega GrassOffi cial Capacity.........................................................................................................10,000First Year in Stadium ....................................................................................................1938First Year of Football.....................................................................................................1913All-Time Playoff Record (FCS) ........................................................................................7-5Years in Postseason ...........................................................................................................6Last Postseason Appearance ..............................................2007 (L, Delaware, Semifi nals)All-Time Record ................................................................................................. 265-451-16

APSU GAME RECORDS// POINTS SCOREDIndividual: 36, M. Abdulqaadir vs. W. Virginia Tech, 2002

TOTAL OFFENSEIndividual: 429, Brian Baker vs. Virginia-Wise, 1999Team: 701 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan ,1994 *OVC record

RUSHING YARDSIndividual: 244, Floyd Jones vs. Morehead State, 1981Team: 674 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, 1994 *OVC record

PASSING YARDSIndividual: 438, Brian Baker vs. Virginia-Wise, 1999

TOUCHDOWN PASSESIndividual: 5, Brian Baker vs. Campbellsville, 1999 and vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, 2001

LONGEST PASS COMPLETION91, Paul Derrick vs. Campbellsville, 2003

PASSES COMPLETEDTeam: 40, Brian Baker vs. Virginia-Wise, 1999

RECEPTIONSIndividual: 20, Harold Roberts vs. Murray State, 1969

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNSIndividual: 4, Harold Roberts vs. Murray State, 1967, 1969 and Ron Blair vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, 2001

RECEIVING YARDSIndividual: 252, Harold Roberts vs. Murray State, 1969

INTERCEPTIONS Individual: 4, Jim Hardie vs. Morehead State, 1970 and Taylon Jenkins vs. Georgetown, 1998

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One of the most impressive streaks in Illinois State Athletics history is the Redbird volleyball team’s 27-consecutive conference tournament appearances. A mixture of veterans and newcomers will be relied on to extend the streak of Missouri Valley Conference Tournaments for head coach Melissa Myers in her second season. Senior Kasey Mollerus brings veteran leadership and experience to the roster in her fi nal season. Mollerus has played in every match in her career at ISU and is on the verge of history. Mollerus enters the season second in career digs in Illinois State history. If she maintains the dig average she established over her fi rst three seasons, she will fi nish her career as the school’s all-time digs leader. Much of the Redbird offense will come from junior Mallory Leggett and sophomore Tabitha Visk. Leggett improved on her freshman season in 2008, posting 390 kills and 3.42 kills per set, the second-best marks on the team. She also had 31 service aces, 348 digs and 34 blocks. Visk had a solid freshman year, posting 63 kills and 50 blocks, including 51 kills and 36 blocks in Valley play. Visk’s role in the offense will improve in 2009. Senior Katie Seyller returns to the court after missing the entire 2008 season with injury. She amassed 291 kills and 146 blocks in her fi rst two seasons. Junior Katie Culbertson is the Redbirds’ leading returner in the middle with 211 kills and a team-high 84 blocks in 2008. Junior Hailey Kelley recorded career-highs in kills (110) and blocks (45) last season, more than doubling her output from her freshman campaign. Sophomore Laura Wakefi eld was used primarily as a serve specialist in her freshman season, but will add depth as an outside hitter and defensive specialist in 2009. Senior Jessica Pratapas and sophomore Kristin Stauter will both step in at setter for the Redbirds. Both players were used primarily as serve specialists last season with all-conference setter Erin Lindsey playing nearly every set, but each player can handle the responsibility of running the Redbird offense. Illinois State welcomes six new faces to the roster. Junior Tracey Lonergan played two years on the ISU club team and won a national championship in 2008. Junior Jaclyn Meado played two years at Parkland Community College, amassing 629 kills in two all-conference seasons. Freshmen Emileah Manahan, Jenny Menendez, Angela Rego and Meg Zasada also join ISU for their fi rst collegiate experience. The Redbird depth chart took a hit when senior Peggy Riessen was lost for the year with a back injury. Riessen struggled with a back injury since last spring and was granted a medical exemption by the NCAA, ending her playing career. She was the Redbirds’ leader in kills last season and was named to the Preseason All-Valley Team in 2009. Illinois State was picked to fi nished seventh in the Missouri Valley Conference in the annual preseason coaches poll. The Redbirds will play in three tournaments in the non-conference schedule, including the Redbird Classic and the State Farm Illini Classic.

// Jimmy Knodel, Assistant Media Relations Director

//SOCCER

After winning back-to-back regular-season Missouri Valley Conference championships, the Illinois State women’s soccer team was picked to fi nish in fi rst place in the 2009 MVC preseason poll, as voted on by league coaches. This season, the Redbirds welcome back 20 letterwinners and 10 starters, including seven seniors. Redbird seniors Shannon Eccleston, Danielle Mutters and Raquel Rattray were named to the 2009 Preseason All-Conference Team, the most selections for one team. Along with a returning veteran team, the Redbirds add six newcomers to the mix. Mutters, the 2008 MVC Defensive Player of the Year, leads an experienced Redbird back line including senior Amy Heredia, junior Ruthie Zemke and 2008 All-Valley second-team selection, Eccleston. “Last season we had a lot of new players,” said head coach Drew Roff. “So, it took a little while to fi nd the best combination in the back. By the time the conference season rolled around, we settled in with a back four of Eccleston, Heredia, Mutters and Zemke. That group worked well together and was a big factor in us getting fi ve shutouts in six regular-season conference games. Fortunately, we return all of them. So, it will be an experienced group.” Up top at forward, the Redbirds lose their top scorer Mel Routledge. However, the Redbirds will be looking for a new face to step up to the challenge. One person to keep an eye on is sophomore Jessica Carlson. Carlson returns as the Redbirds top goal scorer and was named to the 2008 All-Valley Freshman Team. Carlson recorded 10 points in 2008, including four goals and two assists. Also named to the 2008 All-Valley Freshman Team was Natalie McCabe. Along with McCabe, the midfi elders are led by senior captain and All-Valley First-Team selection Rattray and All-Valley Honorable Mention selection Ammanda Wisniewski. Wisniewski led the team in 2008 with assists and ranks seventh in the Illinois State’s all-time career goals scored record with 14. Joining McCabe and Carlson on the 2008 All-Valley Freshman Team is returning goalkeeper Sasha Reiber. Reiber played in 12 games last season, recording 29 saves, eight wins and six shutouts. Katie Grill-Donovan and Courtney Blake will provide more depth at the position. Grill-Donovan played in nine games last season, recording 33 saves, two wins and 1 shutout. “What excites me the most about our team this year is the overall depth all across the board,” said Roff. “We have seven seniors who we expect to lead and show the way to our younger players. Our roster is as experienced and talented as it has ever been.” ISU’s 2009 schedule consists of 19 games that feature 13 non-conference matches, six conference matches and seven home games. The tough schedule has the Redbirds facing fi ve 2008 NCAA Tournament participants including UW-Milwaukee, Michigan State, Illinois, Morehead State and Evansville.

// Alison Haake, Media Relations Graduate Assistant

56 // MEET THE OPPONENT - AUSTIN PEAY

Get to know Illinois State’s opponent, the Austin Peay Governors. Includes roster, �uick facts and Austin Peay game records.

108 // FALL SPORTS SPOTLIGHT

The Illinois State fall sports schedule is in full swing. Find out more about the volleyball and soccer teams as they prepare for Missouri Valley Conference play.

// ABOUT THIS GAME PROGRAM This is Redbird Football is an of� cial publication of the Illinois State Athletics Department. All copy has been compiled, designed and edited by ISU Athletics Media Relations Graduate Assistants Alison Haake, Lauren Hutchcraft and �evin McCarty. �ther assistance provided by Todd �ober, assistant athletics director�media relations, and Assistant Media Relations Directors Jimmy �nodel and Michael Williams. Advertising sales have been conducted under the supervision of Brad Ledford, assistant athletics director�marketing & promotions. Cover Design produced by Shawn Billo. Printing provided by Multi-Ad Services of Peoria, Ill. Photos taken by Dennis Banks and Steve Bates Photography. Desktop publishing orchestrated with Dell computers, an Epson Scanner, Adobe InDesign CS3, Adobe Illustrator CS3 and Adobe Photoshop CS3.

// BEST IN THE NATION 2003-04The 2003 and 2004 This is Redbird Football Illinois State game programs were �udged best in the nation by the College Sports Information Directors of America �CoSIDA�. The 2004 program was designed and edited by ISU Athletics Media Relations Graduate Assistants Aaron Johnston, Mike �ri�man and Lyndsey Stevenson, under the supervision of Assistant Athletics Director�Media Relations Todd �ober. Receiving rec-ognition for the 2003 award were graduate assistants Heather Freehill, Aaron Johnston and Mike �ri�man.

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THE GAMEAfter starting the 2009 season with two road games, Illinois State will return home to face Ohio Valley Conference opponent Austin Peay in the home-opener at Hancock Stadium tonight. Head coach Brock Spack and the Redbirds have dropped the first two games of the season to in-state foes Eastern Illinois and Illinois, but they hope to turn things around on their home turf and pick up their first victory of the season.

THE COACHESILLINOIS STATE: Brock Spack (Purdue, 1983) is in his first season as the head coach of the Illinois State Redbirds (0-2). Prior to taking over the program at ISU, Spack spent 12 seasons as the defensive coordinator at Purdue, where he guided the Boilermakers to the top-ranked defense in the Big Ten Conference in 2002 and the 13th-best defense in the nation in 2003. He coached in 11 bowl games while at Purdue, including a Rose Bowl appearance in 2001.

AUSTIN PEAY: Rick Christophel (Austin Peay, 1975) is in his third season at Austin Peay and owns a 10-14 (.416) record. Christophel’s 7-4 mark in 2007 represented the second-most wins by a first-year head coach in Austin Peay history. Christophel is the first APSU alum to serve as head coach since Jack Bushofsky (1973-76).

THE SERIESThe Redbirds and the Governors have only met once on the gridiron. ISU defeated APSU 13-9 on Oct. 27, 1990, at Hancock Stadium in front of 11,756 fans. In the victory for the Redbirds, running backs Toby Davis and Ritchie Thompson each ran for touchdowns as ISU racked up 284 yards on the ground. Tony Jones led all ISU defenders with 14 tackles and a sack.

THE REDBIRD PROGRAMIllinois State was home to the Missouri Valley Football Conference’s

Defensive Player of the Year each season from 2002-06. The Redbirds had at least one player selected in the NFL Draft each year from 2005-07. In each of the past four years, ISU student-athletes have contributed more than 2,000 hours of community service to the Bloomington-Normal area. Redbird student-athletes posted a school-record 3.13 cumulative grade-point average (GPA) during the spring 2009 semester.

ABOUT THE GOVERNORSAustin Peay is located in Clarksville, Tenn., and has an enrollment of 9,401. The Governors are members of the Ohio Valley Football Conference.

AROUND THE VALLEY // 52 DEPTH CHARTS // 58-59

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AUSTIN PEAYGOVERNORS(1-1, 0-0 OVC)

ON THE AIRREDBIRD RADIO NETWORK

WJBC-1230 AM and on the internet at GoRedbirds.com.Dick Luedke, play-by-play

Ted Schmitz, analystBruce Evans, sideline

Zach Parcell, studio host

TELEVISION Today’s game is being broadcast regionally on Comcast Spotlight.

GAMEDAY GUIDEGAMEDAY GUIDESATURDAY, SEPT. 19, 2009 // 6:35 P.M.SATURDAY, SEPT. 19, 2009 // 6:35 P.M.

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// SATURDAY’S GAME FACTSSept. 19, 2009 | 6:35 p.m.Hancock Stadium (14,000)

Normal, Ill.

ISU APSURecord 0-2 1-1Points/Game 11.5 27.5Opp. Points/Game 38.0 30.5Rushing/Gm 32.0 217.5Passing/Gm 260.0 124.5Total Offense/Gm 292.0 342.0Opp. Rushing/Gm 300.5 159.5Opp. Passing/Gm 165.5 283.5Opp. Total Off./Gm 466.0 443.0Pen.-Yds./Gm 62.5 60.0Fumbles Lost/Gained 2/2 2/2Interceptions Gained 2 0 Time of Possession 30:10 28:18

ILLINOIS STATE AND THE OVCThe Redbirds have had great success against members of the Ohio Valley Conference. Illinois State has won 11 of its last 13 games against members of the OVC, including five-straight wins against Murray Stateand six out the last eight versus Eastern Illinois. The ‘Birds have a chance to add to their success against the OVC Saturday in their home-opener against Austin Peay.

NOT BAD FOR A FIRST TIMERDespite being the first Redbird signal caller since 1999 to start as a freshman, Matt Brown completed 27-of-47 pass attempts and threw for 312 yards and a pair of touchdowns in Illinois State’s 45-17 loss to Illinois. Brown’s passing mark was the first over 300 for an Illinois State quarterback since Luke Drone threw for 305 yards against Missouri State, Nov. 4, 2006, and the most passing yards since Drone torched Indiana State for 440 yards Nov. 12, 2005.

SALEM’S LOTWith seven catches for 103 yards and two scores, Illinois State senior wide out Eyad Salem did some climbing up the Redbird leader boards. Salem moved into eighth place all-time with 106 career receptions and the two touchdown grabs moved him into fifth all-time with 14 career touchdown catches. It was the sixth time that Salem has gone over 100 yards receiving in his career.

THE SAFETY NETKelvyn Hemphill, a 2008 All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Honorable Mention selection, didn’t make a tackle in Illinois State’s season-opening loss to Eastern Illinois, but the junior safety recorded a team-best 14 tackles against Illinois. Hemphill proved to be a pest to Illinois’ Eddie McGee, bringing down the quarterback twice in the backfield for both his tackles-for-loss. Hemphill sacked McGee for an eight-yard loss on third down to force a field goal in the second quarter and dropped McGee behind the line on a run play during the next drive.

A COMPLETE EFFORTIllinois State quarterback Drew Kiel completed his first 15 pass attempts en route to a 20-for-22 effort in the season-opening loss at Eastern Illinois (Sept. 3). Kiel’s .909 percent completion percentage was the best ever by a Redbird quarterback in a single game with more than 20 attempts. The mark surpassed Dusty Burk’s 31-of-37 effort against Hofstra (Dec. 4) in the quarterfinals of the 1999 FCS Playoffs. The 15-consecutive pass completions tied Youngstown State’s Tom Zetts (vs. WKU in 2004) for the fifth-longest streak all-time by a Valley quarterback.

KIEL OUT AT LEAST SIX WEEKS AFTER SURGERYSophomore quarterback Drew Kiel had surgery to repair a torn ligament on his right thumb Wednesday, Sept. 9. Recovery time will be at least six weeks for the Redbird signal-caller. An MRI done after the Eastern Illinois game revealed a tear of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in the thumb on Kiel’s throwing hand. The Columbus, Ind., native suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of ISU’s season-opening loss at EIU (Sept. 3).

OPPORTUNITY ARISESThe injury to Drew Kiel presents an obvious challenge for the Redbirds, but it also presents a tremendous opportunity for redshirt freshman Matt Brown. Prior to last Saturday’s game at Illinois, the Redbirds hadn’t started a freshman quarterback since the 1999 season when Dusty Burk took over for injured starter Kevin Glenn. Burk earned Valley Freshman of the Year honors after leading Illinois State to the conference title, then the Redbirds’ first playoff and road playoff wins. Burk’s Cinderella story ended in the semifinal round of the playoffs when the Redbirds fell to eventual national champion Georgia Southern. Will the slipper fit for Brown?

HOT TICKETThe announced attendance at Memorial Stadium for the Illinois State-Illinois match-up (Sept. 12) was 62,347, making it the largest crowd the Redbirds have ever played for.

OPPONENT INFO // 56-57 SENIOR PROFILES // 51, 58, 105

// SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKSFormer Illinois State safety Tom Nelson was signed as a non-drafted free agent in the offseason by the Cincinnati Bengals and earned national attention when he and his new teammates were featured on HBO’s annual training camp documentary Hard Knocks. In the third installment of the series, Nelson was featured and interviewed after a couple of strong performances in game action for the Bengals. In the team’s second

preseason game, Nelson recorded a sack, broke up a pass in the secondary and forced a fumble late in the game that sealed the team’s win over the New England Patriots. Nelson made the 53-man roster and will see action for Cincinnati during the NFL’s regular season, although he

didn’t log any minutes in the Bengals’ heart-breaking loss to Denver Sunday.

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How many loads of laundry are done at the end of each football game?

-Heidi Coan, Bloomington, Ill.

How much can Reggie Redbird bench press?

-John Weber, Chillicothe, Ill.

Who runs the fastest ‘40’ on the team and how fast does he run it?

-Ken Breiner, Orland Hills, Ill.

What’s that funky pixelated square I saw on the fl ip card at the Passages Scrimmage?

-Fred Smith, Normal, Ill.

What kind of music does Illinois State head coach Brock Spack listen to?

-Lenny Harris, Heyworth, Ill.

ANSWER:NICHOLAS WATSON // Director of Equipment Operations

Heidi, On average we do at least eight loads of laundry after every game. How much laundry we have can change from week to week based on weather conditions and the number of players we dress. Our detergent is put in by an automatic system. It pumps in about 3.5 oz. of concentrated Tide. We also add a scoop of industrial powdered detergent to the jerseys and pants.

ANSWER:ROHRK CUTCHLOW // Assistant AD/Sport Performance

John, Don’t let the feathers and hollow bird bones fool you, Reggie Redbird bench presses 395 pounds. Just like our student-athletes, he works hard to be the best he can be. His performance is impressive, but trails Illinois State senior defensive end Doni Phelps, who benches 445 pounds.

ANSWER:ROHRK CUTCHLOW // Assistant AD/Sport Performance

Ken, Senior running back Geno Blow runs the fastest 40-yard-dash for the Redbirds. He records a time of 4.47 seconds. That’s part of the reason he’s averaged nearly fi ve yards per carry throughout his career. We push our student-athletes to be their best and maximize their potential, and Geno has worked hard to get where he is today.

ANSWER:KEVIN MCCARTY //Media Relations Graduate Assistant

Fred, Great question. It’s called a quick response code, or QR code for short. It’s a 2D barcode that can be scanned by an internet- and camera-enabled smart phone. It does all kinds of neat things like sending email (like the code on this page), linking to updated statistics on the web and even linking to online video (like you see on the player pages). For more info and instructions check out the ad on page 49.

ANSWER:BROCK SPACK //Head Football Coach

Lenny, I love classic rock. I always try to listen to “The X” WXRX 104.9 FM, out of Rockford, Ill., my hometown. I can listen live from my offi ce computer. I also have 93.7 FM WTRX and 95.5 FM, “The Eagle” on the speed dial when I’m driving around town or working out.

The award-winning Illinois State football game program, “This is Redbird Football,” wants to know what you want to know. In each edition, sold exclusively at Illinois State football home games this fall, fi ve questions from fi ve different fans will be answered by Redbird players and coaches in a new feature called “Just Ask.” Want to know what Eyad Salem eats on game days? Just ask. Want to know if Doni Phelps’ fi rst name is short for something, like Donald or Donatello? Just ask. Want to know if Brandon Wilson ever had an imaginary friend named Duke? Just ask. Submit your questions to the Illinois State athletics media relations staff today at justask@ilstu.edu and see if your question gets answered this fall in the “Just Ask” section of the football game program. Please remember to include your name, age, and hometown with your submission.

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// Hosts more than 100 tournaments and outings per year.

// The course underwent a $1.7 million renovation for the new millennium, which was designed by ISU alumnus, and PGA Tour Professional D.A. Weibring.

// The 6,730-yard, par-71 golf course accommodates nearly 30,0000 rounds per year.

// Option to play either nine or 18 holes, while offering both cart and club rentals.

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MASCOT Illinois State’s mascot is Reggie Redbird, a student in costume. Reggie was named in 1980 after a contest among Junior Redbird Club Members. The suit was donated by Rick Percy, general manager of Clemens and Associates Insurance and a longtime member of the Redbird Club.

NICKNAME/COLORS In 1923, athletics director Clifford E. “Pop” Horton and Pantagraph sports editor Fred Young collaborated to change the nickname from “Teachers.” Horton wanted “Cardinals” because the colors were cardinal and white (set in 1895-96). Young changed the nickname to avoid confusion with the St. Louis Cardinals. Current logos are black, Pantone 186 (red), Pantone 108 (yellow) and white. Coincidentally, the cardinal is Illinois’ state bird.

ALMA MATER “Glory hast thou, might and power; proud the halls of ISU. Deeds that live in song and story, loyal sons and daughters true. So shalt thou in years increasing send thy grads of honest worth, forth to bear with zeal unceasing wisdom’s torch’s throughout the earth.” The lyrics were written in 1926 by faculty members Wanda Neiswanger and Jennie Whitten as a homecoming song. It is a derivation of “Normal Loyalty” which was written by Gussie Schneider, class of 1914. The original sheet music was rediscovered in an antique shop in San Francisco in 1981. It was returned by Marcia Reid, an ISU alumna. Reid’s sister, Dr. Jane Chapmen-Gallon of Denver, Colo., found the music while on vacation.

FIGHT SONG “Go you Redbirds onto battle! Fight for ISU. Raise the banner, Red and White; to this emblem we’ll be true. So let us cheer the Redbirds on to victory! Every voice proclaim: “We’ve got the fi ght! We’ve got the might! Let’s win this game.” The fi ght song was written by Kenyon S. Fletcher, formerly a teacher in industrial technology, and apparently the band director. It is believed he composed the song in 1932.

THE BATTLE BIRD Before each athletic competition, Illinois State student-athletes touch “The Battle Bird,” a likeness of the Redbird logo. The ceremony signifi es a dedication to Illinois State and a common bond to the school’s other student-athletes, past and present. The sculpture was created by ISU alum and Bloomington resident Rick Harney and was unvelied Oct. 21, 2000, before the Redbirds hosted Prairie View A&M in football.

THE WALK OF CHAMPIONS In August, new Redbird student-athletes take a torch-guided tour through some of the historic landmarks to learn the proud heritage of Illinois State, athletically and beyond. The culmination of the evening is when the new Redbirds receive half of a medallion. They receive the other half on the night of their senior banquet. The inscription on the medallion, which also features the Redbird logo, is a phrase from the fi ght song, “To this emblem we’ll be true.”

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BIG RED MARCHING MACHINE The Big Red Marching Machine, Illinois State University spirit squad and the Redline Express dancers entertain crowds throughout most Illinois State athletic events. The Illinois State University marching band, “The Big Red Marching Machine,” is one of the premier marching bands in the country. The “BRMM” performs at all home football games and has performed in events across the United States and Europe, including an appearance in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. “Big Red” is also a featured performer at the Music for All Marching Band Regional and Grand National Championships. The band annually produces a professional compact disc and DVD that is available on the Big Red Marching Machine Web site at www.isubands.org. The Illinois State University Pep Bands provide spirit and enthusiasm at all men’s and women’s home basketball games and volleyball matches, as well as various other events on campus and in the community.

REDLINE EXPRESS DANCERS The Redline Express, the dance team under the direction of the Big Red Marching Machine, also performs at all home football games, men’s and women’s basketball games and volleyball matches.

SPIRIT SQUAD The spirit squad, which receives no scholarship money, is traditionally one of the best in the nation. After a third-place performance at the national competition in 2001, the Redbird cheerleading squad placed second in the country in 2002. The group performs at all of the Redbird home games for football, basketball and volleyball.

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DR. AL BOWMANUniversity President

Al Bowman became Illinois State University’s 17th president on March 1, 2004, after serving one year as interim president. Bowman received a bachelor’s degree in speech pathology from Augustana College and a master’s degree in speech-language pathology from Eastern Illinois University.

He chose the University of Illinois-Urbana for his graduate work, completing a Ph.D. in speech and hearing science. Bowman was a staff speech pathologist at Veterans Administration Hospital in Danville prior to joining Illinois State in 1978 as a faculty member in the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology. He was appointed chairperson of the department in 1994 and held the position for eight years, while also serving as director of the Down Syndrome Speech-Language Clinic and continuing to teach a course each semester. Under Bowman’s leadership the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, now the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, was awarded accreditation by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, faculty and staff scholarly productivity doubled, and the master’s program rose in prestige to its current ranking as No. 1 in Illinois. A doctoral program in audiology was added to the program during Bowman’s presidency, one of

only fi ve in the State of Illinois. In 2007, Bowman was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award from the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In the 2002-2003 academic year, Bowman left the chair’s position to serve as Illinois State’s interim provost. He served as interim president of Illinois State from June of 2003 until he was named president in March of 2004. After being named president, Bowman instituted a salary enhancement plan in September 2005 to close the gap with peer institution salaries in order to recruit and retain high quality faculty and staff at Illinois State University. More than $2 million has gone into that initiative even though Illinois State has seen a major downward shift in state appropriations for higher education. Bowman also pursued funding for the renovation of the now 50-year old Schroeder Hall, a $17.5 million project which was completed in January 2005. He was instrumental in completing Illinois State University’s fi rst comprehensive campaign, Redefi ning “normal,” which raised more than $96 million to enhance Illinois State’s position in higher education. In 2007, Bowman was instrumental in gaining approval for a new $49.1 million Student Fitness and Kinesiology and Recreation Center that will open in 2010. An avid outdoorsman, Bowman enjoys mountain climbing, hiking, skiing, and runs fi ve miles daily. His wife, Linda (Althoff), completed undergraduate and master’s degrees at Illinois State. She is the graduate program advisor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Their daughter Natalie is a student in the University Laboratory Schools, and daughter Laura is a student at Illinois State University.

DR. SHEAHON ZENGERDirector of Athletics

The Dr. Sheahon Zenger (pronounced SHAY-un) era will be remembered as a renaissance era for Illinois State Athletics. Positive change continues to sweep across the department, as Zenger enters his fi fth year as the Illinois State Director of Athletics. Fundraising is on the rise, with a 65-percent growth

in Redbird Club memberships since his arrival. Capital projects are also booming, as progress has been made on each of the projects mentioned in the Redbird Renaissance, a vision for Redbird Athletics that was materialized by Zenger prior to his second year at ISU. One of the key components of the Redbird Renaissance piece was the Illinois State Baseball Stadium at Duffy Bass Field, which was offi cially dedicated in May 2009 to culminate the completion of the $3.5 million project. With experiences as a teacher, coach, fundraiser and administrator, Zenger brought a plan to Illinois State, and with the help of the head coaches and administrative staff, personalized that strategic plan for Redbird Athletics. As a result, the athletics department has seen record-high grade-point averages (GPA) in each of the last three years, including a school-best, department-wide 3.13 GPA in spring 2009. ISU student-athletes have also contributed more than 2,000 hours of community service in each of the last four years. The fi nal rebirth of ISU Athletics occurred in May 2008, when the Redbirds were deemed the Missouri Valley Conference All-Sports Champions, an honor that Illinois State hasn’t held since 2000-01. The Redbirds followed that effort with a solid second-place showing during the 2008-09 season. Since Zenger’s arrival at ISU, the department secured a fi ve-year contract with Nike, the world’s leading supplier in athletic apparel and equipment, and has been bombarding the Central Illinois region with a campaign centered on the award-winning marketing campaign “Spread the Red.” Zenger has also witnessed record-setting attendance fi gures in football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball, while having 11 Redbird teams advance to postseason play. From 2002-05, prior to joining Illinois State, Zenger was the associate athletics director for development at Kansas State. Zenger helped KSU initiate important development strategies as assistant athletics director for major gifts in 2001-02. He accepted that post after a year in the KSU College

of Business, raising more than $2 million and restructuring its development program with research and planning. All that administrative and fund-raising experience came as an outgrowth of his passion for coaching – his career goal starting at age 9. Zenger’s football coaching career began in 1987 at Manhattan (Kan.) High School, a few months before he received his bachelor’s degree in English and secondary education from Kansas State. Zenger’s fi rst college football coaching job came the following year at Drake, before he returned to his alma mater in 1989. At age 23, Zenger was one of the nation’s youngest full-time football staff members when he started at Kansas State, serving on head coach Bill Snyder’s staff in key roles as assistant recruiting coordinator and director of football operations. Zenger completed his master’s degree in journalism and mass communication (1992) while helping Snyder transform a Wildcat football program that had struggled for decades, into one of college football’s elite. That football success served as a foundation for Kansas State’s rise to Big 12 Conference prominence across the board. From 1993-95, Zenger served the coaching profession as editor of American Football Quarterly, a magazine for coaches. As he completed his studies for a Ph.D. in educational policy and leadership at Kansas (1996), he contributed communications and special projects support to the offi ce of the executive vice-chancellor, while strengthening his understanding of university leadership at the highest levels. After earning his doctorate, Zenger’s next challenge was as recruiting coordinator for the brand new NCAA Division I football program at the University of South Florida in 1996. A year later, he moved to the University of Wyoming football staff as recruiting coordinator and rose to assistant head coach by 1998, which was one of his personal crowning moments of his career. A published author and researcher, Zenger served for three years with the NCAA Division I Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement and he is beginning his fi rst year on three separate NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Division committees. He serves as the Missouri Valley Football Conference Representative to the NCAA FCS Football Committee and to the Central Regional Advisory Committee to the NCAA FCS Committee, while also being a member of the Executive Committee of NACDA’s Division I FCS Athletic Directors Association. Zenger is also a member of many professional and university organizations, including the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, the National Association of Athletic Development Directors, that American Football Coaches Association and the Association for the Study of Higher Education. The Hays, Kan., native is married to the former Pam McAnarney. The couple has three children: Luke (12), Abby (10) and Jake (8).

You don’t win at this level or any level without great support. I’ve been impressed with both Dr. Bowman and Dr. Zenger.

They’re rock stars in my opinion with the way they run this university - its tremendous. The support has been awesome. We have the resources to go out and hire a great staff. It’s in the plans to renovate the stadium and I am confi dent and

trusting that will get done in the next few years. We have to do our part, that is to win games. Everything here is very nice, and I’ve

been very impressed. - ISU head coach Brock Spack

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JAY BERGMANJay Bergman, a Joliet, Ill., resident, is president and

CEO of Petco Petroleum Corporation in Hinsdale, Ill. He received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Illinois State University in 1970. Bergman is also chairman of the Board of American Heartland Bank and Trust Company, a Chicago-area bank.

ANNE DAVISAnne Davis received her bachelor’s degree in

elementary education from Illinois State University in 1964 and served as a teacher in Harvey, Ill., from 1964-1999. Davis earned her master’s degree in counseling from Governors State University in 1976, and was inducted into Who’s Who in Teaching in 1988. She became president of the Illinois Education in 1999, where she served until 2005. In 2004, Davis was elected to

the University’s College of Education Alumni Hall of Fame.

BOB DOBSKIBloomington, Ill., business owner Bob Dobski was

appointed to the Illinois State University Board of Trustees in July 2008. Dobski and his spouse, Julie, own eight Bloomington-Normal McDonald’s Restaurant franchises and the Little Jewel Learning Center. A 1969 graduate of DePaul, Dobski was also president

of the Peoria-Bloomington McDonald’s Co-op, a member of the McLean County Chamber of Commerce Executive Board and vice chair of the Ronald McDonald House Charities Board in Springfi eld, Ill.

BETTY KINSER

Betty Kinser retired from Illinois State in August 2005, as assistant to the director of the School of Art. During her University career she also served as an instructor and advisor. Before coming to Illinois State, she taught at the elementary, secondary and community college levels. Kinser earned her bachelor’s degree in art education in 1973 and her master’s degree in art education in 1975, both

from Illinois State. In 1999, Kinser received the Herb Sanders Award for Outstanding Advising.

JOANNE MAITLAND Joanne E. Maitland is the Retired Assistant Finance Manager for the City of Bloomington Township. She is presently serving as president of the McLean County Board of Health and is a member of the McLean County Extension Foundation Board. She was the former president of the United Way of McLean County and was a Board Member of United Way of Illinois, along with serving in various other

community functions.

MICHAEL MCCUSKEYBoard Chair Michael McCuskey received a B.S. in education from Illinois State University in 1970. White a student at ISU, he was a member of the 1969 NCAA College Division baseball championship team. ISU honored Judge McCuskey on Feb. 20, 2003, by awarding him an honorary Doctor of Laws

degree. He graduated from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1975. Judge McCuskey currently sits in the United States District Courth House in Urbana, Ill. He became Chief Judge of the Central District of Illinois on Dec. 14, 2004.

GENO BAGNUOLOStudent Trustee Geno Bagnuolo is a senior business management major from Bolingbrook, Ill. During his time at Illinois State, Bagnuolo have been active with the Preview program, which helps fi rst-year ISU students orientate themselves with both their new surroundings and new classmates.

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LARRY LYONSExecutive Associate Athletics Director

Larry Lyons, C.P.A., is in his 23rd year at Illinois State. He oversees business operations, facility operations and the Weibring Golf Club, supervises athletic training, athletic equipment and strength and conditioning, and provides administrative

leadership for men’s and women’s golf and baseball. In addition, Lyons also assists ISU Director of Athletics Dr. Sheahon Zenger in the administration of both Redbird men’s basketball and football. Last year, Lyons managed the conceptual, design and construction stages of the Illinois State Baseball Stadium at Duffy Bass Field. The Illinois State alumnus, who also has a degree from Illinois, serves as the athletics department’s liaison to the university for human resources, administrative and fee-related projects. In addition, he is a campus representative on the Illinois State Foundation Board of Directors.

Lyons and his wife, Maureen, have two children: Matt and Kristin.

LEANNA BORDNERSr. Associate Athletics Director/SWA

Leanna Bordner is in her 17th year on the Illinois State staff. She became the event manager in 1993, and then became marketing director two years later. She was promoted to assistant athletics director in 1997 and Senior Women’s Administrator

in 2002. Under Bordner’s direction, ISU’s marketing division experienced signifi cant growth, as did the department’s sales revenues. In her current position, Bordner directly supervises twelve sports and handles day-to-day operations for two others. In addition, she serves as the department liaison to the Missouri Valley Conference offi ce; is a member of the MVC Offi ciating, Marketing and Conference Relations Committee and chairs the MVC Women’s Basketball Marketing Committee. Bordner serves on the Preview Committee, Athletic Council Gender Equity Committee and Homecoming Steering Committee, while chairing the Internal Homecoming Committee. In the community, Bordner serves on the Red Cross Board; the McLean County Chamber Board and the Chamber Government Affairs Committee; the BNACVB Sports Commission Board; is the chair of the Red Cross Evening of Stars Program Committee; and belongs to the Bloomington Kiwanis and is the Food Chair of the Camp Limberlost Committee. Previously, Bordner spent eight seasons as an assistant basketball coach at Michigan State, part of a 16-year coaching career. Bordner received a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State in 1977 and a master’s degree from Indiana in 1979. While at MSU, she lettered in fi eld hockey, basketball and softball.

AARON LEATCHSr. Associate Athletics Director/External Affairs

Aaron Leetch arrived at Illinois State in 2005 as a successful athletics fundraiser, and during his time, TRC has had a 65-percent growth in membership and raised nearly $675,000 in new annual revenue. In addition to spearheading Illinois State’s

development efforts, Leetch oversees marketing, corporate sponsorships and ticketing. Total revenue from these combined units has increased by 143 percent during Leetch’s tenure. The Texas native began his career in the respected Baylor Athletics Development program, registering huge increases in memberships and revenues for annual giving. At Arkansas State from 2003-05, he helped recruit and train more than 75 volunteers from around the state, which led to an 83-percent growth in

membership and a 40-percent growth of total fund-raising revenues. The 1999 graduate of Tennessee Temple earned his master’s degree in sport management from Baylor in 2001. He and his wife, Lindsay, have a daughter, Avery, and reside in Normal, Ill.

JANE FULTONAssociate Athletics Director/Academics & Life Skills

Since 1992, Jane Fulton has helped academic support services produce a graduation rate for student-athletes of more than 80 percent. During her tenure, 19 Redbird student-athletes have earned Bone Scholarships, the highest

academic honor on campus, and 26 different student-athletes have received academic All-America honors. She also supervises the Life Skills program and is the department’s liaison to the Student-Athlete Advisory Council. The former assistant softball coach at Illinois State has a bachelor’s degree from Western Illinois and a master’s degree from Eastern Illinois. She and her husband, Steve, live in Carlock, Ill.

CINDY HARRISAssociate Athletics Director/Compliance Former Redbird volleyball star Cindy Harris is in her 11th year at her alma mater as associate athletics director for compliance. Harris oversees all aspects of the athletics department’s compliance efforts, including review

of all eligibility and fi nancial aid matters for 19 sports and approximately 400 student-athletes. In addition, she is responsible for the data collection and submission of Illinois State’s NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) and Graduation Success Rate (GSR) reports. She formerly served as a liaison to the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee, and served a four-year stint on the NCAA Division I Satisfactory-Progress Waivers Committee. Before returning to ISU, Harris was an associate commissioner for the Mid-Continent Conference, where, in addition to compliance, she coordinated the league’s championship program. A successful college volleyball coach, Harris served as an assistant at both Utah and Penn State before moving on to the head coaching position at Valparaiso, where she was named the Mid-Continent Conference Coach of the Year in 1991.

Harris is a 1984 graduate of Illinois State and received her master’s degree from Utah. A native of Buffalo, Ill., Harris has a son, Neil.

DOUG BANKSAssociate Athletics Director/Development

Doug Banks enters his fi fth year at Illinois

State. Banks oversees annual giving, through The Redbird Club, as well as other daily functions in the development offi ce. The Redbird Club has seen a 65-percent growth in membership and a 60-percent

increase in revenue generated since 2005. Before arriving at Illinois State, Banks served as the assistant director of development at Kansas State Athletics from 1999-2004. At K-State, membership numbers and total fund-raising revenues to the Ahearn Scholarship Fund increased by over 60 percent. The native of Imperial, Neb., Banks graduated from Nebraska-Kearney in 1990, and was a member of the Loper football team. Banks returned to his alma mater and earned his master’s degree from UNK in the fall 1999, and served as a graduate assistant on the UNK football staff.

TODD KOBERAssociate Athletics Director/Media Relations

Todd Kober returned to Illinois State in 2001 to lead the department where he served as a student assistant, graduate assistant and assistant director from 1995-2000. In 2000-01, he was assistant sports information

director at Rice. Since his return to Illinois State, Kober continues to institute leadership and training programs for staff, enhance Illinois State’s Web site, GoRedbirds.com, increase ISU Athletics’ social media presence, elevate offi ce technology and handle the department’s television and radio networks. An award-winning publications editor, Kober leads Illinois State’s publicity, publications and information support efforts for all 19 sports. He and his wife, Susan, an Illinois State alumna, reside in Normal, Ill., and have a daughter, Anna (4), and a son, Halas (2).

BETHANY BUCHOLTZAssistant Athletics Director/Ticket Operations

Bucholtz, a native of Camp Point, Ill., enters her second year overseeing Illinois State’s ticketing operation, after serving as the Redbirds’ assistant ticket manager from 2001-02. After working as the assistant at ISU, Bucholtz worked in a similar role

at Iowa, before spending the last fi ve years as the assistant ticket manager at Illinois. With the Illini, Bucholtz worked consistently with the Paciolan Ticketing System, which Illinois State Athletics also uses. She also assisted in the supervision of the staff, while overseeing the game-day ticketing operations for volleyball, soccer, men’s and women’s gymnastics, baseball and men’s tennis.

She was also heavily involved in the ticketing for Illinois football and men’s basketball games, including the 2005 Final Four and the 2008 Rose Bowl game. Bucholtz earned her bachelor’s degree in 1999, from Illinois-Springfi eld, and acquired her master’s degree in 2002, from Illinois State. She and her husband, Scott, reside in Normal, Ill.

ROHRK CUTCHLOWAssistant Athletics Director/Sport Performance

Upon his arrival on Illinois State’s campus in November 2003, Rohrk Cutchlow assisted in the design of the Owen Strength and Conditioning Center in Redbird Arena. Since then, the state-of-the-art facility, coupled with Cutchlow’s

commitment, skill and experience, has Redbird student-athletes performing at the highest possible level.

In 2006, Cutchlow was one of fi ve fi nalists for the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) College Strength Coach of the Year Award. Prior to Illinois State, Cutchlow was the head strength and conditioning coach for Olympic sports at Iowa State, where he was in charge of 16 Olympic sports, including men’s basketball. While at Iowa State, Cutchlow earned a master’s degree in education in 2001. He also worked with professional baseball players for the Iowa Cubs for two seasons. A native of Littleport, Iowa, Cutchlow has National Strength and Conditioning Association certifi cation. He also has club coach certifi cation through USA weightlifting and is a member of the Black Coaches Association. A 1999 graduate of the University of Memphis, he was a three-year letterwinner and two-year starter for the Tiger baseball team. Cutchlow resides with Cecilia Olivares and their daughter, Memphis (7), and son, Grayson (3), in Normal, Ill.

PEYTON DETERDINGAssistant Athletics Director/Facilities & Operations

Peyton Deterding begins his third season at Illinois State, where he oversees the facilities and game operations for all athletic venues and contests. Deterding joined the ISU staff after a three-year stint at Northern Illinois, where he served

as the Huskies’ event manager and football travel coordinator. Prior to working at NIU, the Denver, Iowa, native worked a season at Virginia as the facility and event coordinator. With the Cavaliers, Deterding supervised game operations and served as tournament director for NCAA Men’s Soccer and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Field Hockey Championships. His athletics career began in August 1994, when he started his fi rst of three seasons as a basketball manager at Northern Iowa. A 1998 graduate of Northern Iowa, Deterding completed his master’s degree in exercise and sport science from Wisconsin-La Crosse in 2002.

He and his wife, Nikki, reside in Bloomington, Ill.

BRAD LEDFORDAssistant Athletics Director/Marketing & Promotions

Brad Ledford enters his sixth season at Illinois State. With the Redbirds, Ledford spearheads the ISU marketing effort by developing and implementing the marketing plan, overseeing the sales and sponsorship opportunities and managing

components of game-day atmosphere at Redbird Athletics events. Efforts of the athletics marketing department over recent years have assisted in increasing student attendance and involvement; increasing average attendances and setting individual game attendance highs for several sports; improving game atmosphere, presentation and video-board production; and expanding sales inventory. Prior to joining the ISU staff, Ledford worked two years as the marketing and promotions coordinator at Eastern Kentucky. Before becoming the coordinator, he also worked as an intern in the Colonels marketing offi ce, as well as with the Nashville Sounds professional baseball team. Ledford earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in sports management from Eastern Kentucky. He resides in Normal, Ill.

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JACK CURRINExecutive Board

JEFF FRITZENExecutive Board

SHARON HEATONExecutive Board

MIKE O’GRADYExecutive Board

CRAIG OLMSTEADExecutive Board

ANDREW BUTLER MIKE CUSHING MARTA EYNATTEN JERRY KERBER

// ABOUT THE REDBIRD CLUBThe Redbird Club (TRC) Board of Directors’ primary focus is to help raise funds for the athletics department, more specifi cally, student-athlete scholarships. Continually growing, the TRC membership is vital to the student-athlete success at Illinois State. The TRC Board also serves as a liaison between TRC donors and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. The board’s leadership and counsel are instrumental in the continued growth and enhancement of the athletics program. Join the Redbird Club today! Call (309) 438-3803 for more information.

ED NEAVES DR. EDWARD PEGG RICK J. PERCY DARIN SHRADER.

CASEY GORRELL // OLATHE, KAN.DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING EDUCATION ‘09D

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// METHODS OF GIVINGCASH GIFTS: Direct contribution in the form of cash or check. Checks should be made payable to The Redbird Club.

CREDIT CARDS: The Redbird Club accepts VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.

ENDOWMENTS: Ensure perpetual scholarship aid by establishing an endowment in your name, or to honor someone special to you.

GIFTS IN KIND: Provided in the form of goods and services in lieu of cash gifts, these must represent items that would be a savings to the athletics budget. Approval must be granted by the Director of Athletics.

GIFTS OF STOCK: Many donors choose to make gifts in the form of common stock, or other securities that have appreciated in value. In such cases, donors may realize substantial tax advantages.

PLANNED GIFTS: Includes bequests, gift annuities, charitable trusts, life insurance and gifts of property that will provide benefi t to the donor, as well as support for the Athletics Department.

MATCHING GIFTS: If you or your spouse are employed by one of the more than one thousand companies that have a matching gift program, you have the opportunity to boost your support for Illinois State athletics. Due to changes in IRS tax regulations, most companies will match only the tax deductible portion of the contribution. As of Jan. 1, 1999, donors may not use the matched portion to meet the minimum gift level requirements to seating purposes.

TAX INFORMATION: According to the Internal Revenue Code, Section 170(m), a contribution associated with the privilege of purchasing season tickets for men’s basketball and football is deductible as a charitable contribution of 80 percent of the adjusted gift. It is prudent to always consult with your tax advisor when determining the deductibility of gifts to The Redbird Club.

For more information on The Redbird Club membership, call (309) 438-3803 or e-mail Annie Campbell at amcampb@ilstu.edu.

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// ISU POINTS OF PRIDE• ISU Athletics set a record with a department-wide 3.13 grade-point-average during the spring 2009 semester.

• For the second-straight year, Illinois State fi nished in the top-5 in 16 of the 17 sports in which it sponsors-the highest percentage of top-fi ve fi nishers in league history.

• The Redbird women’s golf team won its Valley best 10th league title in 2009, while Stacey Miller won individual medalist honors and Darby Sligh earned Valley Coach of the Year for the second-straight season.

• The Redbirds have fi nished in the top-fi ve of the Valley’s All-Sports race for 27-straight years, including a second-place effort in 2009.

• ISU has fi nished fi rst, second or third in the Valley All-Sports Trophy standing in 17 of the past 19 seasons.

• A total of 230 Redbird student-athletes earned AFNI Athletics Honor Roll designation by earning at least a 3.00 GPA during the spring 2009 semester. Forty-four student-athletes recorded a record 4.0 GPA.

• In each of the past four years, ISU student-athletes have contributed more than 2,000 hours of community service to the Bloomington-Normal area, including a school record 2,518.5 hours in 2008-09.

• Since joining the Missouri Valley Conference in 1982, Illinois State has won 133 team league titles - more than any other league school during that period.

• Doug Collins was the Redbirds’ fi rst NCAA Division I men’s basketball All-American in 1971.

• Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams were selected for postseason play in each of the past two seasons.

• The women’s golf team was selected for postseason play in each of the last two seasons.

// GORDON AWARDED REUBUSH ENDOWMENT Possessing all the characteristics desired by head coach Brock Spack in an Illinois State football player, Redbird sophomore running back Cliffton Gordon was named as recipient of the W.E. Ruebush Endowed Scholarship for the 2009-10 academic year. The W.E. Ruebush (REW-bush) Endowed Scholarship is named for the former Illinois State football team captain in 1932. Ruebush, who died in 1991, lettered four years as a center on the Redbird football team, before graduating in 1932. He also lettered two seasons in baseball and basketball and was active in the Gamma Phi Circus, the “N” Club, band and orchestra, Commerce Club, Varsity Club and the Philadelphian Debate Society. “Cliffton means a lot to our team and plays an important role,” said Spack. “He had a great spring, both in the classroom and out on the fi eld during practice, and also worked extremely hard in the weight room. Cliffton is one of the players we never have to worry about off the fi eld, because we know he works hard, gets good grades and is a great person all-around.” Gordon hails from Chicago Heights, Ill., and is a product of Marian Catholic High School. He played in all 11 games for ISU in 2008 as a redshirt freshman and totaled 102 yards on 20 carries for an average of 5.1 yards per carry. His best performance of the year came at Indiana State, when he rushed for 61 yards on nine attempts, which included a career-long 16-yard rush. Gordon carries a 3.24 grade-point average (GPA), while majoring in business administration. For his efforts in the classroom, he has been named to the AFNI Honor Roll in three of his four semesters on campus. “It’s a great honor to be the recipient of this year’s Ruebush Scholarship,” said Gordon. “My mom always told me that being a student comes fi rst and being an athlete comes second. So, I try to live up to those words and work hard in the classroom. I know that all the hard work in class will pay off on the fi eld, and I work hard every day to fulfi ll that goal.” The Ruebush endowed scholarship is presented annually to a Redbird football player who carries at least a 3.2 GPA. The scholarship was established on October 22, 2005, by the W.E. Ruebush Foundation, which was funded to provide journalism and athletic scholarships. In addition to the scholarship at Illinois State, the foundation has also funded higher education awards at Iowa and Florida. The W.E. Ruebush Endowed Scholarship is one of 23 endowed scholarships available to Illinois State student-athletes funded by private donors. It is also one of eight fully endowed scholarships in athletics and the only one dedicated to football. For more information about supporting this, or any other Illinois State University endowment scholarships, call The Redbird Club offi ce at (309) 438-3803.

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// HANCOCK STADIUMCAPACITY: 15,000OPENED: 1963OFFICIALLY DEDICATED: Sept. 28, 1963SURFACE TYPE: FieldTurfRECENT UPGRADES: Complete turf and apron replacement (2007), state-of-the-art LED video board (2007).

// REDBIRD PRACTICE FIELDSIZE: 11,310 square-yardsSURFACE TYPE: Natural GrassLOCATION: Directly north of Hancock Stadium and Horton Field House

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// KAUFMAN BUILDINGSIZE: 16,000 square-feetOPENED: August 2000DEDICATED: Nov. 11, 2000FIRST FLOOR: locker room, equip ment room, training room, coaches’ locker room and one of two main en tranc es from the west side.SECOND FLOOR: re cep tion area, coaches offi ces, meeting rooms and walk-out balcony with a pan oram ic view of Hancock Sta di um.

// THE LOCKER ROOMSome 105 oak lockers adorn the spacious Kaufman Football Build ing locker room. The U-shaped nature of the room means there is plenty of fl oor space. ISU players move about com fort ably, without losing the ca ma ra de rie that comes with being part of a team.

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ng// ABOUT STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING The goal of Redbird strength and conditioning is easy to describe: getting student-athletes from all sports physically prepared for peak performance. The journey for each student-athlete is more specialized, as head strength and conditioning coach Rohrk Cutchlow and his staff design specifi c programs to help address specifi c needs. With proven methods and exciting new resources available, Redbird strength andconditioning is committed to:

• creating individualized programs to enhance physical preparation of student-athletes in all 19 sports with sport-specifi c, position-specifi c plans focused on individual needs.

• developing an energetic atmosphere in which all student-athletes can strive to meet goals to enhance individual performance and contribute to team championships.

• utilizing the spacious, high-tech, 9,200-squarefoot Richard and Fran Owen Strength and Conditioning Center.

• maintaining high standards of accountability, responsibility and intensity during training so student-athletes and staff can realize their maximum potential.

CHRIS CARTERAssistant Strength Coach

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CHASE MADISONGraduate Assistant

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// FOOTBALL ATHLETIC TRAINING Redbird athletes benefi t from an experienced athletic training staff, top-notch doctors and Illinois State’s excellent undergraduate athletics training program, which has full accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. The quality of those athletic-training students is outstanding under the direction of Dr. Kevin Laudner and Dr. A.J. Hansen. The department has a wide range of local medical care providers at its disposal, including physicians at Illinois State’s Health Services, whose building is one block from Illinois State’s athletic venues.

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JOE WHITSONHead Football Athletic Trainer

RYAN DAVISAthletic Training

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JACOB POPEAthletic Training

Graduate Assistant

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DR. EDWARD PEGGNeurology

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DR. ROB SIEDLOrthopedics

DR. ANN STROINKNeurosurgery

DR. JAMES SWANSONInternal Medicine

DR. EMIL VERBANDentist

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When Brock Spack was named the 20th head coach in Illinois State football history Dec. 17, 2008, it did not just mark the beginning of a new era in Redbird football, it signaled the beginning of an entirely new belief system for the type of football program that Illinois State could fi eld, year-in and year-out. Spack, who was the former defensive coordinator at NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Big Ten Conference member Purdue, brought with him a belief that Illinois State football was a “sleeping giant” – a program that had all of the tools and resources to be a powerhouse in NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) football, but was lacking the bravado and the foresight to see itself that way. After just a short while on the job, it appears that Spack is doing everything he can to change that image. In comes Spack, who was the former defensive coordinator at Purdue – a man who spent 12 seasons molding Purdue’s defenses into some of the best in the nation, and in the process, helped lead the Boilermakers to unprecedented success, something he plans to do at Illinois State. “I’ve been part of championships in the past,” said Spack. “I plan on being part of championships in the future. Winning championships and graduating student-athletes will be our primary focus (at Illinois State).” Spack didn’t mince words during the media conference to announce his hiring. He laid out his plans for the Redbird football team, plain and simple: “We are here to win championships. Period." In doing so, Spack helped turn a page for Illinois State football during a period of unprecedented growth and success for Redbird Athletics. With many ISU sports already competing as the best in the Missouri Valley Conference, Spack sees no reason why Redbird football can’t be the No. 1 team in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. “I always thought of Illinois State as a sleeping giant,” said Spack. “I think it’s time to wake this giant up.” Looking for someone to bring Redbird football into an era of growth and success that is on par with the rest of ISU’s athletic programs, Illinois State Director of Athletics Dr. Sheahon Zenger searched the nation for a head coach that had the skills and coaching knowledge to lead a team to greatness, but also had the foresight to see past just one year of success, and look toward the overall future health of the program. “Brock Spack brings an intensity to Redbird football that matches the commitment that Illinois State University has made to achieving excellence, both on-and-off the fi eld of play,” said Zenger. “When we

began the process of searching for a new head football coach, we established a list of seven criteria that we were looking for in a head coach, and Coach Spack exceeded each of those expectations. I expect his blue-collar, no-nonsense approach to football to set the tone for our program for years to come. “Coach Spack is well known throughout the nation for being a relentless recruiter and a tough-minded coach who establishes great relationships with his players. He was one of the most respected football coaches in the Big Ten Conference, not only for his defensive expertise and recruiting ability, but also for his loyalty to the institutions for which he has worked. Coach Spack is unique, in that he’s a defensive coach that wants to run a wide-open offense, which is exactly what we were looking to bring to Illinois State.” Spack comes to Illinois State following 12 seasons as the defensive coordinator at Purdue, where he guided the Boilermakers to the top-ranked defense in the Big Ten Conference in 2002 and the 13th-best defense in the nation in 2003. He coached in 11 bowl games while at Purdue, including a Rose Bowl appearance in 2001. From 2000 to 2004, the Purdue defense became one of the stingiest units in the Big Ten. The Boilermakers were tops in total defense in 2002 (317.2 yards per game) – the fi rst time they had been No. 1 since 1967 – after ranking third in 2000 and 2001. They were third in 2003, as well, and ranked 13th nationally. As defensive coordinator at Wyoming in 1995 and 1996, Spack recharged the defense, which improved from fi fth to second in total defense in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Cowboys topped the WAC in sacks during his two years, including a school-record 46 in 1996.Spack was Purdue’s inside linebackers coach from 1991 to 1994 and was a graduate assistant coach for the Boilermakers in 1984 and 1985. From 1987 to 1990, Spack was an assistant coach at Eastern Illinois (linebackers/defensive line/recruiting coordinator) and in 1986, was at Wabash College (defensive line/strength coach). Spack graduated from Purdue in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in social studies. He earned a master’s degree in physical education from Eastern Illinois in 1990. Spack played linebacker for the Boilermakers from 1980-83, earning fi rst-team All-Big Ten and honorable mention All-America honors as a sophomore. He was a three-year starter and currently ranks fi fth on the Boilermakers’ career tackles list with 384. A native of Rockford, Ill., Spack (born Jan. 5, 1962) and his wife, Aimee, have two children, Alicia and Brent.

BROCK SPACKBROCK SPACKHEAD COACH // FIRST SEASON AT ISUHEAD COACH // FIRST SEASON AT ISU

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// WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT SPACKJoe Tiller, former head football coach at Purdue University“Brock is certainly ready to be a head coach. He’s a no-nonsense, high-intensity guy who has a great passion for the sport of football. He also has great compassion for people. The defenses that he has coached were really the stability point for Purdue throughout his time as one of my assistants, even though we were known more as an offensive team. Illinois State is getting a very good coach in Brock Spack.”

Kirk Ferentz, head football coach at the University of Iowa “I’ve admired Brock’s work for many years now. He was a very good football player for Purdue. More recently, I’ve had great admiration for what he has done with the Purdue defensive unit. I think Brock Spack is an outstanding coach, and he’ll do an outstanding job at Illinois State.”

Lloyd Carr, former head football coach at the University of Michigan “Brock has a great background in college football. He is a bright guy and works very hard. You talk to the guys that he’s coached and they would tell you that they respect him, like him and enjoyed playing for him. His background as an outstanding linebacker and coach in the Big Ten has prepared him to be Illinois State’s head football coach.”

Barry Alvarez, former head football coach at the University of Wisconsin “Brock Spack is a great hire for Illinois State and its football program. Brock was a highly respected coach in the Big Ten Conference, a terrifi c defensive coordinator and relates well to both student-athletes and fellow coaches.”

Rosevelt Colvin, New England Patriots linebacker and former Purdue University linebacker “I played a couple of years under Coach Spack, and what I saw from him was a passion for football, a passion for winning and defi nitely an ability to motivate his players to be their best, both on-and-off the fi eld. I’m sure he will bring a fi ery spirit to the Illinois State football program. Coach Spack holds himself in the highest regard, and I’m sure he will be a great asset to Illinois State football.”

BROCK SPACKHead Coach

// THE SPACK FILE

PERSONALYear at Illinois State: First yearDate of Birth: Jan. 5, 1962Hometown: Rockford, Ill.Spouse: AimeeChildren: Alicia and Brent

EDUCATIONPurdue University (1984), B.S. social studies; Eastern Illinois (1990), M.S. physical education

PLAYING EXPERIENCEPurdue University, Linebacker (1980-83)

COACHING EXPERIENCE2009-present ........................... Illinois State, Head Coach1997-2008 ....................... Purdue, Defensive Coordinator1995-96 ..................................Wyoming, Assistant Coach1991-94 ..................................... Purdue, Assistant Coach1987-90 ......................... Eastern Illinois, Assistant Coach1986............................ Wabash College, Assistant Coach1984-85 ..................... Purdue, Graduate Assistant Coach

BOWL GAMES COACHED IN (11)2007......................................................... Motor City Bowl 2006.................................................Champs Sports Bowl 2004................................................................... Sun Bowl2004.......................................................Capital One Bowl2002................................................................... Sun Bowl2001................................................................... Sun Bowl2001................................................................. Rose Bowl2000............................................................ Outback Bowl1998............................................................... Alamo Bowl1997............................................................... Alamo Bowl1984............................................................... Peach Bowl

BOWL GAMES PLAYED IN (1)1980...............................................................Liberty Bowl

HIGHLIGHTS AT PURDUE• Named one of the NCAA Football Bowl

Subdivision’s (FBS) top linebacker coaches by Dennis Dodd of CBSSports.com in June 2008

• Led Purdue to the No. 1 defense in the Big Ten Conference in 2002 (317.2 yards per game)

• Purdue’s defense ranked No. 3 in the Big Ten Conference in 2000, 2001 and 2003

• Led Purdue to the 13th-best defense in the nation at the FBS level in 2003

• Twenty-seven of Spack’s former players at Purdue went on to play in the NFL

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Linebackers

// THE PETERSON FILE

PERSONALYear at Illinois State: First yearDate of Birth: Feb. 6, 1962Hometown: Hopedale, OhioSpouse: FredaChildren: Jada

EDUCATIONMiami (Ohio) (1985), Elementary Education

PLAYING EXPERIENCEMiami (Ohio), Running Back (1980-83)

COACHING EXPERIENCE2009........... Illinois State, Asst. Head Coach/Linebackers 2007-08 ................ Eastern Michigan, Asst. Head Coach/

Linebackers 2004-06 ....................Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 2002-03 .............................Northwestern, Defensive Line 1999-2001 . Northwestern, Linebackers & Special Teams Summer 2001 ..............NFL-Chicago Bears, NFL Minority

Coaching Internship 1991-98 ...... Miami (Ohio) Linebackers & Special Teams Summer 1997 ................ NFL-Detroit Lions, NFL Minority

Coaching InternshipSummer 1995 .........NFLIndianapolis Colts, NFL Minority

Coaching Internship 1990 ........... Withrow High School (Ohio), Linebackers &

Special Teams 1988-89 ....Anderson High School (Ohio), Linebackers &

Special Teams 1985-87 ........... Cadiz High School (Ohio), Linebackers &

Special Teams

STEVE FARMER

Offensive Coordinator

// THE FARMER FILE

PERSONALYear at Illinois State: First year (third overall)Date of Birth: October 3, 1976Hometown: Coweta, Okla.Spouse: Amy Children: Rebekah and Luke

EDUCATIONIllinois State (1999), Physical Education

PLAYING EXPERIENCEIllinois State, Center (1997-98)Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, Center (1995-96)

COACHING EXPERIENCE2009..........................Illinois State, Offensive Coordinator 2008............... Louisiana-Monroe, Offensive Coordinator/

Offensive Line 2007..........Louisiana-Monroe, Co-Offensive Coordinator/

Offensive Line 2004-06 ...................... Louisiana-Monroe, Offensive Line 2001-03 ............................Eastern Illinois, Offensive Line 2000............................................Illinois State, Tight Ends 1999................................Illinois State, Defensive Tackles

PHIL ELMASSIANDefensive Coordinator

// THE ELMASSIAN FILE

PERSONALYear at Illinois State: First yearDate of Birth: April 28, 1951Hometown: Cambridge, Mass.Spouse: MaryChildren: Claire, Dylan and Olivia

EDUCATIONWilliam & Mary (1974), Physical Education

PLAYING EXPERIENCEWilliam & Mary, Defensive Back (1971-73)Ferrum (Va.), Quarterback (1969-70)

COACHING EXPERIENCE2009.........................Illinois State, Defensive Coordinator 2008..........Louisiana-Monroe, Co-Defensive Coordinator2004-07 ...................................... Nebraska, Cornerbacks2003 .......................................Purdue, Secondary Coach2002................................... Marshall, Outside Linebacker 2001....................... West Virginia, Defensive Coordinator2000................... Louisiana State, Defensive Coordinator1997-99 .............................Wisconsin, Secondary Coach1995-96 ..............Boston College, Defensive Coordinator1993-94 ..................Virginia Tech, Defensive Coordinator1991-92 .............................. Syracuse, Secondary Coach1987-90 ................................. Virginia, Secondary Coach1985-86 .........................Virginia Tech, Secondary Coach1984...................................Minnesota, Secondary Coach1983..............................East Carolina, Secondary Coach1979-82 ............. Ferrum College, Defensive Coordinator1976-78 ...........Richmond, Quarterbacks/Running Backs 1974-75 ..Williams & Mary, Quarterbacks/Running Backs

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LAMARCONARDDefensive Backs

// THE CONARD FILE

PERSONALYear at Illinois State: First yearDate of Birth: April 22, 1977Hometown: Elkhart, Ind.Children: Lamar Jr.

EDUCATIONPurdue (2000), Childhood Development and Family Studies

PLAYING EXPERIENCEPurdue, Defensive Back (1996-99)

COACHING EXPERIENCE2009.............. Illinois State, Assistant Coach/Linebackers 2008.......... Purdue, Graduate Assistant/Defensive Backs 2007............. Purdue, Graduate Assistant/Quality Control

LUKE HUARDQuarterbacks

// THE HUARD FILE

PERSONALYear at Illinois State: First yearDate of Birth: Oct. 1, 1979Hometown: Puyallup, Wash.

EDUCATIONNorth Carolina (2002), Political Science

PLAYING EXPERIENCENorth Carolina, Quarterback (1998-2000)

COACHING EXPERIENCE2009............ Illinois State, Assistant Coach/Quarterbacks 2007-08 .............Washington, Graduate Assistant Coach/

Quarterbacks 2004-07 ...... Interlake High School (Wash.), Head Coach 2002-03 .......Washington High School (Wash.), Offensive

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SPENCE NOWINSKY

Defensive Line

// THE NOWINSKY FILE

PERSONALYear at Illinois State: First yearDate of Birth: Sept. 9, 1971Hometown: Hatley, Wis.Spouse: JenChildren: Thomas

EDUCATIONMinnesota State (1995), Human Performance

PLAYING EXPERIENCEMinnesota State, Defensive Lineman (1991-94)

COACHING EXPERIENCE2009.......... Illinois State, Assistant Coach/Defensive Line 2007-08 .............. Emporia State, Associate Head Coach/

Defensive Line 2004, ‘06 .................... Minnesota State, Assistant Coach/

Defensive Line 2005.... Minnesota State, Assistant Coach/Offensive Line 2003.................... Idaho, Assistant Coach/Defensive Line 1999-2002 ........... Wisconsin, Graduate Assistant Coach/

Defensive Line 1997-99 ...... Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School (Wis.),

Assistant Coach 1995-97 .. Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial High School

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Wide Receivers

// THE STUBBLEFIELD FILE

PERSONALYear at Illinois State: First yearDate of Birth: January 21, 1982Hometown: Yakima, Wash.

EDUCATIONPurdue (2005), Organizational Leadership

PLAYING EXPERIENCESt. Louis Rams, (2006) Carolina Panthers, (2005) Hamilton Tiger-Cats Canadian Football League, (2005) Purdue, Wide Receiver (2000-04)

COACHING EXPERIENCE2009.........Illinois State, Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers 2008..........Eastern Michigan, Graduate Assistant Coach/

Wide Receivers 2007-08 (Spring).... Central Washington, Wide Receivers

HOLMONWIGGINSRunning Backs

// THE WIGGINS FILE

PERSONALYear at Illinois State: Fourth yearDate of Birth: June 2, 1980Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.Spouse: DominiqueChildren: Justyce, Karyn, Brooklyn

EDUCATIONNew Mexico (2003), Psychology

PLAYING EXPERIENCENew Mexico, Running Back (1998-2001)

COACHING EXPERIENCE2006-09 ....Illinois State, Assistant Coach/Running Backs 2005-06 ........................New Mexico, Graduate Assistant 2003-05 ...........................New Mexico, Student Assistant

JIM WILLIAMSTight Ends, H-Backs,

Special Teams

// THE WILLIAMS FILE

PERSONALYear at Illinois State: Sixth yearDate of Birth: July 12, 1968Hometown: Altoona, Kan.Spouse: Kristi Children: Madison, Samantha, Megan

EDUCATIONNew Mexico State (1990), Business AdministrationColorado State-Pueblo (1994), Secondary Education

PLAYING EXPERIENCENew Mexico State, Tight End (1988-89)Independence (Kan.) CC Linebacker (1986-87)

COACHING EXPERIENCE2009........ Illinois State, Asst. Coach/Tight End, H-Backs,

Special Teams; Recruiting Coordinator/Director of Football Operations

2004-08 ................... Illinois State, Assistant Head Coach 2001-04 ....................Nebraska-Omaha, Assistant Coach 2000-01 ......................... Western State, Assistant Coach 1998-2000 ............... Independence CC, Assistant Coach

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Offensive Assistant/Special Teams

// THE SHULA FILE

PERSONALYear at Illinois State: First yearDate of Birth: Oct. 9, 1983Hometown: Cooper City, Fla.Spouse: KristinaChildren: Logan

EDUCATIONDartmouth (2006), Psychology

PLAYING EXPERIENCEDartmouth, Quarterback (2002-05)

COACHING EXPERIENCE2009.............................. Illinois State, Offensive Assistant 2007-08 .............Miami (Fla.), Graduate Assistant Coach/

Offensive Line 2006........................Alabama, Graduate Assistant Coach

RICK GEITZ

Video Coordinator

// THE GEITZ FILE

PERSONALYear at Illinois State: Fourth yearDate of Birth: July 4, 1968Hometown: Williams, IowaSpouse: Stefanie

EDUCATIONWartburg (1991), Business Administration

WORK EXPERIENCE2006-09 ...........Illinois State, Head Video Coordinator2003-06 ...............KPTH-TV, Master Control Operator2000-02 ....... Boise State, Football Video Coordinator1998-2000 ............ Drake, Football Video Coordinator1995-97 ..................Drake, Special Team Coordinator1991-95 .................Simpson College Assistant Coach

NICHOLASWATSON

Director of Equipment Operations

// THE WATSON FILE

PERSONALYear at Illinois State: First yearDate of Birth: Dec. 7, 1977Hometown: Danville, Va.Fiancée: Jamie Ricketts

EDUCATIONVirginia Tech (2000), History

WORK EXPERIENCE2009............Illinois State, Director of Equipment Ops.2005-09 ..............Colo. State, Asst. Equipment Mang.2004-08 .....Ga. Southern, Graduate Asst. Equip. Mang.1996-2000 .....Va. Tech, Student Equipment Manager

// FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS STAFF(From left to right) Chris Dunfee, Zach Mitchell, Phillip Andres, Steve Pankow, Lauren Miller, Shay Hughes, Josh Kelly, Patrick Stoneberg and Nicholas Watson.

// FOOTBALL ATHLETIC TRAINING STAFF(From left to right) Jacob Pope, Kyle Utne, Erin Woodruff, Mike Austin, Kristen Defenbaugh, Chris Hurkes, Megan Patterson, Jay Clark, Ravin Wildenhain, Rob Lynall, Molly Nordmeyer, Joe Whitson and Ryan Davis.

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NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR.-EX. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)2 E.J. Jones CB 5-11 190 Jr.-1L Edwardsville, Ill. (Minnesota) 3 Casey Kociuba S 6-1 205 So.-1L Liberty Hill, Texas (Liberty Hill HS) 4 Drew Kiel QB 6-3 225 So.-1L Columbus, Ind. (East HS)5 Cody White TE 6-5 250 So.-1L Bloomington, Ill. (Normal West HS) 6 Zach Kutch K/P 5-9 175 Sr.-1L Milton, Fla. (Auburn) 7 Tony Trujillo LB 6-2 230 Jr.-2L Salt Lake City, Utah (Cottonwood HS) 9 Michael Zimmer LB 6-3 210 Fr.-HS Wheeling, Ill. (Wheeling HS) 10 Matt Lancaster QB 6-2 190 Fr.-HS West Lafayette, Ind. (West Lafayette HS) 11 Mike Slack FB 6-1 220 Jr.-Sq. Wadsworth, Ill. (Warren Township HS)12 Brandon Venson WR 6-3 225 Jr.-TR Glendale Heights, Ill. (College of DuPage) 13 Matt Brown QB 6-4 210 Fr.-RS Marion, Ill. (Marion HS) 14 Antonio Adams S 6-1 195 Sr.-1L Urbana, Ill. (Urbana HS) 16 Tyler Van Sligtenhorst WR 5-7 174 Fr.-HS Puyallup, Wash. (Rogers HS)17 Paul Wright LB 6-0 220 Jr.-1L Martinez, Calif. (Diablo Valley CC) 18 Abdul Ayanwale SS 6-3 190 Fr.-HS Deland, Fla./Deland HS 19 Tommie Westbrook LB 6-0 225 Jr.-2L Chicago, Ill. (Gordon Tech HS) 20 Ryan Givens RB 5-9 176 Fr.-HS Milwaukee, Wis. (Riverside University HS) 21 Otis Merrill DB 5-11 176 So.-TR Cleveland, Ohio (Wisconsin) 22 Geno Blow RB 5-11 205 Sr.-3L Seabrook, Texas (Clear Lake HS) 23 Austin Davis LB 6-1 215 Fr.-RS Normal, Ill. (Normal Community HS)24 Kelvyn Hemphill S 6-2 185 Jr.-2L San Antonio, Texas (O’Connor HS) 25 Chris Garrett CB 6-0 175 Sr.-2L Concord, Calif. (Diablo Valley CC) 26 Corey Shandrick WR 5-11 175 Fr.-HS West Lafayette, Ind. (Harrison HS)27 Jermaine Malcolm CB 6-4 210 Jr.-1L San Antonio, Texas (Holmes HS) 28 Kendall Webb DB 5-10 160 Fr.-HS St. Louis, Mo. (Watkins HS) 28 Brent Holtz S 6-0 200 Jr.-1L Bloomington, Ill. (Bloomington HS) 29 Brandon Westphal FS 6-1 200 Fr.-HS Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook HS) 30 Seth Hood RB 6-1 225 Fr.-HS Moline, Ill. (Moline HS) 31 Cliffton Gordon RB 5-10 210 So.-1L Chicago Heights, Ill. (Marian Catholic HS)32 Bert Whigham DL 6-4 255 Sr.-2L Sanford, Fla. (Seminole HS) 33 Brett Werner-Powell RB 6-2 205 Fr.-RS Mequon, Wis. (Homestead HS) 34 Josh Howe LB 6-0 225 So.-1L Chicago Heights, Ill. (Marian Catholic HS) 35 Garin Harcar FB 5-11 255 Sr.-3L Grand Ridge, Ill. (Ottawa HS) 36 Kevin Mazur P/K 5-11 190 Sr.-2L Mt. Prospect, Ill. (John Hersey HS) 37 Mike Hiestand LB 6-0 220 Fr.-RS Mundelein, Ill. (Carmel HS) 38 John Fermon LB 6-1 240 Fr.-TR Chrisman, Ill. (Olivet Nazarene) 39 Troy Randle DB 5-11 180 Fr.-HS Katy, Texas (Southeast Prep HS) 40 Kane Keirnan FB 6-3 225 Fr.-RS Glenn Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard West HS)41 Jayme Comer LB 6-2 220 Fr.-RS Brownsburg, Ind. (Brownsburg HS) 42 James Hoyt FB 6-0 245 So.-1L Moline, Ill. (Moline HS)43 Casey Cline FB/TE 6-3 240 So.-1L Gibson City, Ill. (GCMS HS) 44 Jordan Church TE 6-3 230 Fr.-RS Batavia, Ill. (Batavia HS)45 Kyle Siskowic LB 6-1 225 Sr.-3L San Diego, Calif. (Clairemont HS) 46 Johntel Franklin DB 6-2 192 Fr.-HS Milwaukee, Wis. (James Madison HS) 47 Jake Detmers LB/DL 6-4 230 So.-TR Normal, Ill. (Quincy)48 Jordan Neukirch TE 6-2 220 Fr.-HS Algonquin, Ill. (Huntley HS)49 John Brewer DL 6-3 230 Fr.-HS Lake Zurich, Ill. (Lake Zurich HS)50 Rodney Johnson LB/DE 6-0 210 Fr.-HS Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park HS)51 Cal McCarthy OL 6-2 275 So.-Sq. Shorewood, Ill. (Minooka HS) 52 Mark Martin DL 6-0 245 So.-Sq. Milwaukee, Wis. (Riverside University HS) 54 Mario Bailey DL 6-2 250 Fr.-RS Kankakee, Ill. (Kankakee HS) 55 Eric Brunner DL 6-2 270 So.-1L Greendale, Wis. (Greendale HS) 56 Jason Link DL 6-3 235 Fr.-HS Galesburg, Ill. (Cactus Shadows (Ariz.) HS) 57 Brandon Wilson DL 6-2 240 Sr.-3L San Antonio, Texas (John Jay HS)

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR.-EX. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)58 Doni Phelps DL 6-1 255 Sr.-1L San Pablo, Calif. (CC of San Francisco)59 Ray Sankey DL 6-2 230 So.-1L Maywood, Ill. (Proviso East HS) 61 Keenan Wimbley DL 6-2 255 So.-1L Ocoee, Fla. (Edgewater HS)62 Mike Piton DL 6-2 275 Jr.-2L Palos Hills, Ill. (Stagg HS) 63 Charles Dennis OL 6-3 305 So.-1L San Antonio, Texas (East Central HS)65 Pete Cary OL 6-4 270 Fr.-RS Cincinnati, Ohio (Turpin HS)66 Mike Seefeld OL 6-2 275 Fr.-RS Cudahy, Wis. (Cudahy HS)67 Andrew Russell OL 6-3 325 Fr.-HS Richardson, Texas (Richardson HS) 68 Henry Vande Hey OT 6-3 285 Fr.-HS DePere, Wis. (Wrightstown HS)69 Jon Ingerman OL 6-8 315 Fr.-RS Springfi eld, Ohio (Northeastern HS) 70 Michael Cross OL 6-5 290 Jr.-2L Bloomington, Ill. (Normal Community HS) 71 Zach Liming DL 6-4 270 Fr.-HS Normal, Ill. (Normal Community HS) 73 Billy Dickson OL 6-5 290 Fr.-RS Bloomington, Ill. (Normal Community HS)74 Nick Bledsoe OL 6-1 290 So.-Sq. Wheeling, Ill. (Wheeling HS) 75 Dane Zumbahlen OL 6-5 285 Jr.-2L Morris, Ill. (Morris HS) 76 Chris Riley OL 6-5 290 Jr.-2L Wadsworth, Ill. (Warren Township HS) 77 Cory Christianson OL 6-3 280 Fr.-RS Apple Valley, Minn. (Holy Angels HS) 78 Mike Thompson OL 6-5 290 Fr.-HS Machesney Park, Ill. (Harlem HS) 79 Tyler Doering OL 6-5 285 So.-Sq. Barrington, Ill. (Barrington HS) 80 Tyrone Walker WR 5-11 175 Fr.-HS Indianapolis (Cardinal Ritter HS) 81 Marcus King WR 6-4 215 So.-1L Bloomington, Ill. (Normal Community HS) 82 Steven Fetzer K 5-11 185 Jr.-2L Mahomet, Ill. (Mahomet-Seymour HS) 83 Jake Knecht WR 6-0 183 Fr.-HS Issaquah, Wash. (Skyline HS) 84 Eyad Salem WR 6-2 188 Sr.-2L Elgin, Ill. (Minnesota State-Moorhead) 85 Ben Graves WR 6-3 208 So.-TR Columbus, Ohio (Middle Tennessee State) 86 Matt Mose WR 6-3 200 So.-Sq. Waukegan, Ill. (Warren Township HS) 87 Darryl Valdez WR 5-11 200 Jr.-TR Portland, Ore. (Santa Rosa JC) 88 Ben Ericksen WR 6-1 170 Fr.-HS Greendale, Wis. (Greendale HS) 89 Dean Eastman WR 6-4 200 Fr.-RS Eureka, Ill. (Army Prep) 90 Pat Wertz DL 6-4 240 Fr.-RS Orland Hills, Ill. (Andrew HS)91 Dave Rivas DL 6-3 260 Jr.-2L Chicago, Ill. (Gordon Tech HS)92 Mike Wood K/P 6-4 210 Fr.-HS Greenwood, Ind. (Center Grove HS)93 Alton Hairston DB 5-10 165 Fr.-HS Chicago, Ill. (Hyde Park HS)94 Nick Broome DL 6-4 245 Fr.-RS Columbus, Ind. (East HS) 95 Tom Speer DL 6-4 240 Sr.-3L Macomb, Ill. (Macomb HS)96 K.J. Picard DB 6-1 195 Fr.-HS Palos Park, Ill. (Mt. Carmel HS)97 Nathan Rebholz LS 6-1 220 So.-Sq. Bloomington, Ill. (Central Catholic HS)98 Joe Doyle LS 6-2 235 Sr.-2L Worcester, Mass. (Antelope Valley CC)

// COACHING STAFFBrock Spack ........................................................................................................................... Head CoachJay Peterson ..........................................................................Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers CoachPhil Elmassian ............................................................................Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Steve Farmer .................................................................................. Offensive Coordinator/Offensive LineLamar Conard ..................................................................................... Assistant Coach/Defensive Backs Luke Huard .................................................................................................Assistant Coach/Quarterbacks Spence Nowinsky ..................................................................................... Assistant Coach/Defensive Line Taylor Stubblefi eld ...................................................................................Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers Holmon Wiggins .......................................................................................Assistant Coach/Running Backs Jim Williams ........................................................... Assistant Coach/Tight Ends, H-Backs, Special Teams Dan Shula .................................................................. Offensive Assistant/Special Teams, Wide Receivers

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ceLETTERWINNERS RETURNING (38)// OFFENSE (13)22 Geno Blow TB 5-11 195 Sr.-3L43 Casey Cline FB/TE 6-3 235 So.-1L70 Mike Cross OL 6-5 290 Jr.-2L63 Charles Dennis OL 6-3 305 So.-1L31 Clifton Gordon TB 5-10 210 So.-1L35 Garin Harcar FB 5-11 255 Sr.-3L42 James Hoyt FB 6-0 240 So.-1L4 Drew Kiel QB 6-3 220 So.-1L81 Marcus King WR 6-4 210 So.-1L76 Chris Riley OL 6-5 280 Jr.-2L84 Eyad Salem WR 6-2 180 Sr.-2L5 Cody White TE 6-5 250 So.-1L75 Dane Zumbahlen OL 6-5 260 Jr.-2L

// DEFENSE (21)14 Antonio Adams DB 6-1 195 Jr.-1L55 Eric Brunner DL 6-2 255 So.-1L25 Chris Garrett CB 6-0 175 Sr.-2L24 Kelvyn Hemphill S 6-2 180 Jr.-2L28 Brent Holtz S 6-0 200 Jr.-1L34 Josh Howe LB 6-0 225 So.-1L2 E.J. Jones CB 5-9 185 Jr.-1L3 Casey Kociuba S 6-1 190 So.-1L27 Jermaine Malcolm S 6-4 210 Jr.-1L58 Doni Phelps DL 6-1 255 Sr.-1L62 Mike Piton DL 6-2 275 Jr.-2L91 Dave Rivas DL 6-3 245 Jr.-2L59 Ray Sankey DL 6-2 220 So.-1L45 Kyle Siskowic LB 6-1 225 Sr.-3L95 Tom Speer DL 6-4 230 Sr.-3L7 Tony Trujillo LB 6-2 230 Jr.-2L19 Tommie Westbrook LB 6-0 230 Jr.-2L32 Bert Whigham DL 6-4 240 Sr.-2L57 Brandon Wilson LB 6-2 240 Sr.-3L61 Keenan Wimbley DL 6-2 245 So.-1L17 Paul Wright LB 6-0 210 Jr.-1L

// SPECIAL TEAMS (4)98 Joe Doyle LS 6-2 235 Sr.-2L82 Steven Fetzer K 5-11 185 Jr.-2L6 Zach Kutch K/P 5-9 172 Sr.-1L36 Kevin Mazur P/K 5-11 190 Sr.-2L

STARTERS RETURNING (12)// OFFENSE (5)22 Geno Blow TB 5-11 195 Sr.-3L35 Garin Harcar FB 5-11 255 Sr.-3L76 Chris Riley OL 6-5 280 Jr.-2L84 Eyad Salem WR 6-2 180 Sr.-2L75 Dane Zumbahlen OL 6-5 260 Jr.-2L

// DEFENSE (7)55 Eric Brunner DL 6-2 255 So.-1L25 Chris Garrett CB 6-0 175 Sr.-2L24 Kelvyn Hemphill S 6-2 180 Jr.-2L58 Doni Phelps DL 6-1 255 Sr.-1L7 Tony Trujillo LB 6-2 230 Jr.-2L50 Tommie Westbrook LB 6-0 230 Jr.-2L17 Paul Wright LB 6-0 210 Jr.-1L

SQUAD MEMBERS (8)// OFFENSE (6)74 Nick Bledsoe OL 6-1 295 So.-Sq.79 Tyler Doering OL 6-5 285 So.-Sq.26 Osric Hayes FB 6-0 235 Sr.-Sq.51 Cal McCarthy OL 6-2 270 So.-Sq.86 Matt Mose WR 6-3 195 So.-Sq.11 Mike Slack FB 6-1 210 Jr.-Sq

// DEFENSE (1)52 Mark Martin LB 6-0 245 So.-Sq.

// SPECIAL TEAMS (1)97 Nathan Rebholz LS 6-1 220 So.-Sq.

REDSHIRT FRESHMEN (15)// OFFENSE (12)13 Matt Brown QB 6-4 210 Fr.-RS65 Pete Cary OL 6-4 270 Fr.-RS77 Cory Christianson OL 6-2 280 Fr.-RS44 Jordan Church TE 6-3 230 Fr.-RS73 Billy Dickson OL 6-5 280 Fr.-RS89 Dean Eastman WR 6-4 190 Fr.-RS69 Jon Ingerman OL 6-8 280 Fr.-RS40 Kane Keirnan FB 6-3 225 Fr.-RS66 Mike Seefeld OL 6-2 265 Fr.-RS33 Brett Werner-Powell FB 6-2 205 Fr.-RS

// DEFENSE (5)54 Mario Bailey DL 6-2 220 Fr.-RS94 Nick Broome DL 6-4 240 Fr.-RS41 Jayme Comer LB 6-2 220 Fr.-RS23 Austin Davis S 6-1 195 Fr.-RS90 Pat Wertz DL 6-4 240 Fr.-RS

TRANSFERS (6)// OFFENSE (3)85 Ben Graves WR 6-3 208 So.-TR87 Darryl Valdez WR 5-11 200 Jr.-TR12 Brandon Venson WR 6-3 225 Jr.-TR

// DEFENSE (3)47 Jake Detmers LB 6-4 220 So.-TR38 John Fermon LB 6-1 240 Fr.-TR21 Otis Merrill DB 5-11 180 So.-TR

INCOMING FRESHMEN (26)// OFFENSE (13) 20 Ryan Givens RB 5-9 180 Fr.-HS88 Ben Ericksen WR 6-1 170 Fr.-HS20 Ryan Givens RB 5-9 180 Fr.-HS30 Seth Hood RB 6-1 225 Fr.-HS83 Jake Knecht WR 6-0 185 Fr.-HS10 Matt Lancaster QB 6-2 190 Fr.-HS48 Jordan Neukirch HB 6-2 200 Fr.-HS67 Andrew Russell OL 6-3 325 Fr.-HS26 Corey Shandrick WR 5-11 175 Fr.-HS

16 Tyler Van Sligthenhorst WR 5-7 175 Fr.-HS78 Mike Thompson OL 6-5 290 Fr.-HS68 Henry Vande Hey OL 6-5 285 Fr.-HS80 Tyrone Walker WR 5-11 175 Fr.-HS

// DEFENSE (12)18 Abdul Ayanwale DB 6-3 190 Fr.-HS49 John Brewer DL 6-3 230 Fr.-HS46 Johntel Franklin DB 6-2 195 Fr.-HS93 Alton Hairston DB 5-10 165 Fr.-HS50 Rodney Johnson LB/DL 6-0 210 Fr.-HS71 Zach Liming DL 6-4 270 Fr.-HS56 Jason Link DL 6-3 235 Fr.-HS96 K.J. Picard DB 6-1 195 Fr.-HS39 Troy Randle DB 5-11 180 Fr.-HS28 Kendall Webb DB 5-10 160 Fr.-HS29 Brandon Westphal DB 6-1 200 Fr.-HS9 Mike Zimmer LB 6-3 210 Fr.-HS

// SPECIAL TEAMS (1)92 Mike Wood K/P 6-4 210 Fr.-HS

LETTERWINNERS LOST (18)// OFFENSE (12)12 Kevin Brockway QB 6-4 225 80 Kelvin Chandler WR 6-2 185 67 Landon Humbles OL 6-4 26587 Drew Kempe WR 6-3 20568 Erik Madsen OL 6-3 2803 Warren McCarty WR 6-4 20539 Walter Mendenhall TB 6-0 22547 Kedric Meredith TE 6-3 27088 Kevett Mickle WR 6-3 20069 Joe Niklasch OL 6-4 29010 Jake Rourke WR 6-3 19561 Jonathan St-Pierre OL 6-3 305

// DEFENSE (5)93 Adam Blankenship DL 6-2 235 48 Pat Cucci LB 6-1 2401 Khenon Hall S 5-9 195 9 Tom Nelson S 6-0 20021 Jason Tate CB 5-11 175

// SPECIAL TEAMS (1)19 Bobby Kelsey P 6-1 220

PRONUNCIATIONS Nick Broome BROOM Eric Brunner brew-NER Tyler Doering DOOR-ing Khenon Hall KEY-nan Garin Harcar GARE-in HAR-car Drew Kiel KEEL Casey Kociuba coe-SEE-bah Mike Piton last name rhymes with "kitten" Nathan Rebholz REB-holes Eyad Salem EE-odd SAY-lem Kyle Siskowic SIS-co-wick Tony Trujillo TRUE-hee-yoh Dane Zumbahlen zum-BAH-len

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Urbana, Ill.

18 // ABDUL AYANWALEFr. | SS | 6-3 | 190

Deland, Fla.

54 // MARIO BAILEYFr-RS | DL | 6-2 | 250

Kankakee, Ill.

74 // NICK BLEDSOESo. | OL | 6-2 | 290

Wheeling, Ill.

22 // GENO BLOWSr. | RB | 5-11 | 205

Seabrook, Texas

49 // JOHN BREWERFr. | DL | 6-3 | 230

Lake Zurich, Ill.

94// NICK BROOMEFr-RS | DL | 6-4 |245

Columbus, Ind.

13 // MATT BROWNFr.-RS | QB | 6-4 | 210

Marion, Ill.

55 // ERIC BRUNNERSo. |DL | 6-2 | 270

Greendale, Wis.

65 // PETE CARYFr.-RS | OL | 6-4 | 270

Cincinnati, Ohio

44 // JORDAN CHURCHFr.-RS | TE | 6-3 | 230

Batavia, Ill.

43 // CASEY CLINESo. | FB/TE | 6-3 | 240

Gibson City, Ill.

41 // JAYME COMERFr.-RS | LB | 6-2 | 220

Brownsburg, Ind.

70 // MICHAEL CROSSJr. | OL | 6-5 | 290

Bloomington, Ill.

23 // AUSTIN DAVISFr.-RS | LB | 6-1 | 215

Normal, Ill.

63 // CHARLES DENNISSo. | OL | 6-3 | 305San Antonio, Texas

47 // JAKE DETMERSSo.-TR | LB | 6-4 | 230

Normal, Ill.

73 // BILLY DICKSONFr.-RS | OL | 6-5 | 290

Bloomington, Ill.

79 // TYLER DOERINGSo.| OL | 6-5 | 285

Barrington, Ill.

98 // JOE DOYLESr. | LS | 6-2 | 235

Worcester, Mass.

89 // DEAN EASTMANFr.-RS| WR | 6-4 | 200

Eureka, Ill.

88 // BEN ERICKSENFr. | WR | 6-1 | 170

Greendale, Wis.

38 // JUSTIN FERMONFr.-TR | LB | 6-1 | 240

Chrisman, Ill.

82 // STEVEN FETZERJr. |K | 5-11 | 185

Mahomet, Ill.

46 // JOHNTEL FRANKLINFr.| DB | 6-2 | 192

Milwaukee, Wis.

25 // CHRIS GARRETTSr. | CB | 6-0 | 175

Concord, Calif.

20 // RYAN GIVENSFr. | RB | 5-9 | 180

Milwaukee, Wis.

31 // CLIFFTON GORDONSo. | RB | 5-10 | 210Chicago Heights, Ill.

85 // BEN GRAVESSo.-TR |WR | 6-3 | 208

Columbus, Ohio

9 // DAVID GRAYJr.-TR |P | 6-1 | 195

Tremont, Ill.

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35 // GARIN HARCARSr. | TE/HB | 5-11 | 255

Grand Ridge, Ill.

24 // KELVYN HEMPHILLJr. | DB | 6-2 | 185San Antonio, Texas

37 // MIKE HIESTANDFr.-RS | LB | 6-1 | 220

Mundelein, Ill.

30 // SETH HOODFr. | RB | 6-1 | 225

Moline, Ill.

34 // JOSH HOWESo. | LB | 6-0 | 225Chicago Heights, Ill.

42 // JAMES HOYTSo. | HB | 6-0 | 245

Moline, Ill.

69 // JON INGERMANFr.-RS | OL | 6-8 | 315

Springfield, Ohio

50 // RODNEY JOHNSONFr. | LB/DL | 6-0 | 210

Chicago, Ill.

2 // E.J. JONESJr. | DB | 5-11 | 190

Edwardsville, Ill.

40 // KANE KEIRNANFr.-RS | TE | 6-3 | 225

Glenn Ellyn, Ill.

4 // DREW KIELSo. | QB | 6-3 | 225

Columbus, Ind.

81 // MARCUS KINGSo.| WR | 6-4 | 215

Bloomington, Ill.

83 // JAKE KNECHTFr. | WR | 6-0 | 183

Issaquah, Wash.

3 // CASEY KOCIUBASo. | DB | 6-1 | 205Liberty Hill, Texas

6 // ZACH KUTCHSr. | K/P | 5-9 | 175

Milton, Fla.

10 // MATT LANCASTERFr. | QB | 6-2 | 190West Lafayette, Ind.

71 // ZACH LIMINGFr. | OL | 6-4 | 270

Normal, Ill.

56 // JASON LINKFr. | DL | 6-3 | 235

Galesburg, Ill.

27 // JERMAINE MALCOLMJr.| DB | 6-4 | 210San Antonio, Texas

52 // MARK MARTINSo. | DL | 6-0 | 245

Milwaukee, Wis.

36 // KEVIN MAZURSr. | P/K | 5-11 | 190

Mt. Prospect, Ill.

51 // CAL MCCARTHYSo. | OL | 6-2 | 275

Shorewood, Ill.

21 // OTIS MERRILLSo.--TR | DB | 5-11 | 176

Cleveland, Ohio

86 // MATT MOSESo. | WR | 6-3 | 200

Gurnee, Ill.

48 // JORDAN NEUKIRCHFr. | HB | 6-2 | 220

Algonquin, Ill.

58 // DONI PHELPSSr. | DL | 6-1 | 255

San Pablo, Calif.

96 // K.J. PICARDFr. | DB | 6-1 | 195

Palos Park, Ill.

62 // MIKE PITONJr. | DL | 6-2 | 275

Palos Hills, Ill.

39 // TROY RANDLEFr. | DB | 5-11 | 180

Katy, Texas

97 // NATHAN REBHOLZSo. | LS | 6-1 | 220

Bloomington, Ill.

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Wadsworth, Ill.

91 // DAVE RIVASJr. | DL | 6-3 | 260

Chicago, Ill.

67 // ANDREW RUSSELLFr. | OL | 6-3 | 325 Richardson, Texas

84 // EYAD SALEMSr. | WR | 6-1 | 188

Elgin, Ill.

59 // RAY SANKEYSo. | DL | 6-2 | 230

Maywood, Ill.

66 // MIKE SEEFELDFr.-RS | OL | 6-2 | 275

Cudahy, Wis.

26 // COREY SHANDRICKFr. | WR | 5-11 | 175West Lafayette, Ind.

45 // KYLE SISKOWICSr. | LB | 6-1 | 225

San Diego, Calif.

11 // MIKE SLACKJr. | TE | 6-1 | 220

Wadsworth, Ill.

95 // TOM SPEERSr. | DL | 6-4 | 240

Macomb, Ill.

78 // MICHAEL THOMPSONFr. | OL | 6-5 | 290Machesney Park, Ill.

7 // TONY TRUJILLOJr. | LB | 6-2 | 230Salt Lake City, Utah

87 // DARRYL VALDEZJr.-TR | WR | 5-11 | 200

Portland, Ore.

16 // TYLER VAN SLIGTENHORSTFr. | WR | 5-7 | 174

Puyallup, Wash.

68 // HENRY VANDE HEYFr. | OL | 6-5 | 285

DePere, Wis.

12 // BRANDON VENSONJr.-TR | WR | 6-3 | 225

Glendale Heights, Ill.

80 // TYRONE WALKERFr.| WR | 5-11 | 175

Indianapolis, Ind.

28 // KENDALL WEBBFr. | DB | 5-10 | 160

St. Louis, Mo.

33 // BRETT WERNER-POWELLFr.-RS | RB | 6-2 | 205

Mequon, Wis.

90 // PAT WERTZFr.-RS | DL | 6-4 | 240

Orland Hills, Ill.

19 // TOMMIE WESTBROOKJr. | LB | 6-0 | 225

Chicago, Ill.

29 // BRANDON WESTPHALFr. | DB | 6-1 | 200

Bolingbrook, Ill.

32 // BERT WHIGHAMSr. | DL | 6-4 | 255

Sanford, Fla.

5 // CODY WHITESo. | TE | 6-5 | 250

Bloomington, Ill.

57 // BRANDON WILSONSr. | DL | 6-2 | 240San Antonio, Texas

61 // KEENAN WIMBLEYSo. | DL | 6-2 | 255

Orlando, Fla.

92 // MIKE WOODFr. | K/P | 6-4 | 210

Greenwood, Ind.

17 // PAUL WRIGHTJr. | LB | 6-2 | 220

Martinez, Calif.

9 // MIKE ZIMMERFr. | LB | 6-3 | 210

Wheeling, Ill.

75 // DANE ZUMBAHLENJr. | OL | 6-5 | 285

Morris, Ill.

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BORN: Oct. 16, 1986, in Urbana, Ill.STATUS: SingleHIGH SCHOOL: Urbana HSWHAT’S ON TV: CSI, MTV, BETWHAT’S IN MY IPOD: Jay-ZWHAT I DRIVE: I don’t have a car, so whatever I can get would be good.FAVORITE FLICKS: The Matrix and occasionally Harry PotterBOOKMARKS: YouTube and FacebookI WOULD LOVE TO TRADE PLACES FOR A DAY WITH: Barack Obama. I want to see what the White House is like.FIRST JOB: I worked at a Putt-Putt golf place...sometimes, I would let people in for free. TALENT I’D MOST LIKE TO HAVE: I want to dunk like LeBron James.WHAT’S FOR DINNER: CornbreadFAVORITE CITY TO VISIT: Las VegasFAVORITE SPORTS TEAM AS A KID: Indianapolis ColtsDREAM DATE: Jennifer LopezMY GREATEST LOVE: My grandmother and my motherMY MOTTO: “It’s not over ‘til it’s over.”

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BORN: Oct. 16, 1986, in Urbana, Ill.STATUS: SingleHIGH SCHOOL: Urbana HSWHAT’S ON TV: CSI, MTV, BETWHAT’S IN MY IPOD: Jay-ZWHAT I DRIVE: I don’t have a car, so whatever I can get would be good.FAVORITE FLICKS: The Matrix and occasionally x Harry PotterBOOKMARKS: YouTube and FacebookI WOULD LOVE TO TRADE PLACES FOR A DAY WITH:Barack Obama. I want to see what the White House is like.FIRST JOB: I worked at a Putt-Putt golf place...sometimes, I would let people in for free. TALENT I’D MOST LIKE TO HAVE: I want to dunk like LeBron James.WHAT’S FOR DINNER: CornbreadFAVORITE CITY TO VISIT: Las VegasFAVORITE SPORTS TEAM AS A KID: Indianapolis ColtsDREAM DATE: Jennifer LopezMY GREATEST LOVE: My grandmother and my motherMY MOTTO: “It’s not over ‘til it’s over.”

// Vince Tassi, Media Relations Student Assistant

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MVFC STANDINGS Conference OverallTeam Record Pct. W-L Pct.S. Dakota St. 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000

Missouri State 0-0 .000 1-1 .500

Northern Iowa 0-0 .000 1-1 .500

Western Illinois 0-0 .000 1-1 .500

Youngstown St. 0-0 .000 1-1 .500

Southern Illinois 0-0 .000 0-1 .000

Illinois State 0-0 .000 0-2 .000

N. Dakota St. 0-0 .000 0-2 .000

Indiana State 0-0 .000 0-3 .000

MVFC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK// OFFENSIVEPat Grace, QB (UNI) - Sioux City, IowaGrace accounted for seven TDs, passed for 455 yards and led UNI to a 66-7 victory over South Dakota. Grace passed for four scores and ran for three others. Grace’s total of-fense fi gure of 477 yards was fi fth-best all-time in league history, while his passing yardage fi gure of 455 yards ranks No. 7 all-time.

// DEFENSIVEDerek Domino, LB (SDSU) - Sioux City, IowaDomino recorded a game-high 11 tackles, including a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss, in South Dakota State’s fi rst ever win over Georgia Southern, 44-6. Domino also recovered a fumble as SDSU forced four turnovers, notched nine sacks and held the Eagles to their lowest point total since 1995.

// SPECIAL TEAMSKyle Harris, K (SDSU) - Florissant, Mo.Filling in for all-conference kicker Peter Reifenrath, Harris connected on 3-of-4 fi eld goal attempts and all fi ve extra-point tries for 14 points in the Jackrabbits’ 44-6 victory over Georgia Southern. His fi eld goal attempts were the fi rst of his career. He also recorded two touchbacks on kickoffs.

// ILLINOIS STATE (0-2, 0-0)S3 at Eastern Illinois L, 31-6S12 at Illinois L, 45-17S19 AUSTIN PEAY 6:35 p.m.S26 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE* 7 p.m.O3 at North Dakota State* 1 p.m.O10 at Southern Illinois* 2 p.m.O17 INDIANA STATE* 2 p.m.O31 at Missouri State * 1 p.m.N07 WESTERN ILLINOIS* 1 p.m.N14 at Youngstown State* 12 p.m.N21 NORTHERN IOWA* 12 p.m.

// INDIANA STATE (0-3, 0-0)A27 QUINCY L, 26-20 (OT)S5 at Louisville L, 30-10S12 EASTERN ILLINOIS L, 31-0S19 at South Dakota State* 6 p.m.S26 YOUNGSTOWN STATE* 11 a.m.O3 at Northern Iowa* 4:05 p.m.O17 at Illinois State* 2 p.m.O24 WESTERN ILLINOIS* 2:05 p.m.O31 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* 11:05 a.m.N7 at Missouri State* 1 p.m.N14 NORTH DAKOTA STATE* 11:05 a.m.\

// MISSOURI STATE (1-1, 0-0)S5 vs. Arkansas L, 48-10S12 UT-Martin W, 24-14S19 MURRAY STATE 6 p.m.S26 NORTHERN IOWA* 1 p.m.O3 at Youngstown State* 5 p.m.O10 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE* 2 p.m.O17 at Western Illinois* 3:05 p.m.O24 at North Dakota State* 6 p.m.O31 ILLINOIS STATE* 1 p.m.N7 INDIANA STATE* 1 p.m.N14 at Southern Illinois* 2 p.m.

// NORTH DAKOTA STATE (0-2, 0-0)S3 at Iowa State L, 34-17S12 at Sam Houston State L, 48-45S19 WAGNER 6 p.m.S26 at Southern Illinois* 6 p.m.O3 ILLINOIS STATE* 1 p.m.O10 NORTHERN IOWA* 3 p.m.O17 at South Dakota State 6 p.m.O24 MISSOURI STATE* 6 p.m.O31 at Western Illinois* 1:05 p.m.N14 at Indiana State* 11:05 p.m.N21 YOUNGSTOWN STATE* 1 p.m.

// NORTHERN IOWA (1-1, 0-0)S5 at Iowa L, 16-15S12 SOUTH DAKOTA W, 66-7S19 St. Francis (PA) 4:05 p.m.S26 at Missouri State* 1 p.m.O3 INDIANA STATE* 4:05 p.m.O10 at North Dakota State* 3 p.m.O17 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* 4:05 p.m.O24 at South Dakota State* 2 p.m.N7 YOUNGSTOWN STATE* 4:05 p.m.N14 WESTERN ILLINOIS* 6:35 p.m.N21 at Illinois State* Noon

// SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (1-0, 0-0)S12 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W, 44-6S19 INDIANA STATE* 6 p.m.S26 at Illinois State* 7 p.m.O3 at Cal-Poly 8:05 p.m.O10 at Missouri State* 2 p.m.O17 NORTH DAKOTA STATE* 6 p.m.O24 NORTHERN IOWA* 2 p.m.O31 at Youngstown State* 3 p.m.N7 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* 1 p.m.N14 at Minnesota TBAN21 at Western Illinois* 1:05 p.m.

// SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (0-1, 0-0)S5 at Marshall L, 31-28S19 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST 6 p.m.S26 NORTH DAKOTA STATE* 6 p.m.O3 at Western Illinois* 6:05 p.m.O10 ILLINOIS STATE* 2 p.m.O17 at Northern Iowa* 4:05 p.m.O24 YOUNGSTOWN STATE* 3 p.m.O31 at Indiana State* 11:05 p.m.N7 at South Dakota State* 1 p.m.N14 MISSOURI STATE* 2 p.m.N21 at Southeast Missouri State* 1 p.m.

// WESTERN ILLINOIS (1-1, 0-0)S3 at Sam Houston State W, 35-28S12 at Northern Illinois L, 41-7S19 Stephen F. Austin 6:05 p.m.O3 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* 6:05 p.m.O10 at Youngstown State* 5 p.m.O17 MISSOURI STATE* 3:05 p.m.O24 at Indiana State* 2:05 p.m.O31 NORTH DAKOTA STATE* 1:05 p.m.N7 at Illinois State* 1 p.m.N14 at Northern Iowa* 6:35 p.m.N21 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE* 1:05 p.m.

// YOUNGSTOWN STATE (1-1, 0-0)S5 at Pittsburgh L, 38-3S12 AUSTIN PEAY W, 38-21S19 at Northeastern NoonS26 at Indiana State* 11 a.m.O3 Missouri State* 5 p.m.O10 WESTERN ILLINOIS* 5 p.m.O24 at Southern Illinois* 3 p.m.O31 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE* 3 p.m.N7 at Northern Iowa* 4:05 p.m.N14 ILLINOIS STATE* NoonN21 at North Dakota State* 1 p.m.

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#24 KELVYN HEMPHILL | SHemphill, a junior from San Antonio, Texas, failed to record a single stop in the Redbirds’ season-opening loss at Eastern Illinois (Sept. 3), but made up for lost time with 14 tackles at Illinois (Sept. 12). Hemphill got to Illinois quarterback Eddie McGee twice, for an eight-yard sack and to stuff a scramble behind the line. Hemphill was a 2008 Missouri Valley Football Conference Honorable Mention selection.

TEAM STATISTICS ISU OPPPoints/Game 11.5 38First Downs 35 48Rushing/Game 32.0 300.5Passing/Game 260.0 165.5Total Offense/Game 292.0 466.0Fumbles-Lost 3-2 4-2Penalties-Yards/Game 62.5 77.5Time of Possession 30:10 29:50

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING ATT NET AVG TD YPGBlow 22 83 3.8 0 41.5Gordon 8 11 1.4 0 5.5

PASSING C-A-I PCT. TD YPGBrown 32-53-1 60.4 2 169.0Lancaster 4-7-1 57.1 0 42.0

RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD YPGSalem 12 120 10.0 2 60.0Graves 11 88 8.0 1 44.0Cline 7 80 11.4 0 40.0Blow 7 76 10.9 0 38.0King 7 55 7.9 0 27.5

DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL INT. FF-FRMalcolm 7-9-16 0.0 0 0-0Hemphill 9-5-14 2.0 0 0-0Jones 9-4-13 0.0 1 0-0Phelps 6-7-13 1.5 0 0-0Trujillo 5-7-12 1.0 0 0-1

CATEGORY ISU APSURushing Offense 105 T-12Passing Offense 18 88Total Offense 70 46Scoring Offense 89 40Rushing Defense 104 70Pass Eff. Defense 94 96Total Defense 95 91Scoring Defense 93 75Net Punting 65 101Punt Returns T-93 14Kickoff Returns 54 32Turnover Margin T-42 86Pass Defense 40 100Passing Effi ciency 40 67

#84 EYAD SALEM | WRSalem went over 100 yards receiving for the sixth time in his career as the senior wide receiver from Elgin, Ill., hauled in seven passes in ISU’s loss at Illinois (Sept. 12). Salem moved into eighth place all-time at Illinois State with 106 career receptions and his two touchdown catches moved him into fifth all-time with 14 career trips to the end zone. Salem was a 2008 All-Missouri Valley Football Conference First Team honoree.

#5 KEVIS BUCKLEY | DBBuckley, a senior from Lexington, Tenn., hasn’t lit up the stat sheet through two games, but the defensive back is one of the best on the field for the Governors. Buckley has three tackles and a pass break-up, but was tabbed as a preseason first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference selection. Buckley intercepted six passes in 2008 to tie an APSU single-season record.

#29 RYAN WHITE | HBWhite, a sophomore from Nashville, Tenn., is the primary runner in Austin Peay’s two-tailback rushing attack that sits at No. 12 in the country after two games. White ran for 600 yards as a freshman last season and has piled up 257 yards on the ground already this year - though 210 of those came in the season-opening win against D-II Newberry.

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// REDBIRDS (0-2, 0-0 MVFC) // GOVERNORS (1-1, 0-0 OVC) // NCAA RANKINGSTEAM STATISTICS APSU OPPPoints/Game 27.5 30.5First Downs 36 48Rushing/Game 217.5 159.5Passing/Game 124.5 283.5Total Offense/Game 342.0 443.0Fumbles-Lost 4-2 6-2Penalties-Yards/Game 60.0 88.0Time of Possession 28:18 31:42

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING ATT NET AVG TD YPGWhite 38 257 6.8 0 128.5Holt 22 160 7.3 2 80.0

PASSING C-A-I PCT. TD YPGCaffee 19-35-2 54.3 2 121.0Ryan 1-2-1 50.0 0 3.5

RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD YPGMiller 4 65 16.2 2 32.5Thomas 3 65 21.7 0 32.5Mines 3 56 18.7 0 28.0Holt 2 25 12.5 0 12.5Lyle 2 17 8.5 0 8.5

DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL INT. FF-FRSmith 10-5-15 1.0 0 0-0Becker 7-8-15 2.5 0 0-1Hartsfi eld 10-5-15 0.5 0 1-1Townsend 8-3-11 2.0 0 0-0Gulmire 5-4-9 0.0 0 0-0

ILLINOIS STATE STATISTICSILLINOIS STATE STATISTICS

REDBIRD OFFENSEREDBIRD OFFENSELT 76 Chris Riley (6-5, 290, Jr.) 68 Henry Vande Hey (6-5, 285, Fr.)LG 74 Nick Bledsoe (6-2, 290, So.) 66 Mike Seefeld (6-2, 275, R-Fr.)C 51 Cal McCarthy (6-2, 277, So.) 65 Pete Cary (6-4, 270, R-Fr.)RG 63 Charles Dennis (6-3, 305, So.) 70 Michael Cross (6-5, 290, Jr.)RT 75 Dane Zumbahlen (6-5, 285, Jr.) 69 Jon Ingerman (6-8, 315, R-Fr.)TE 43 Casey Cline (6-3, 240, So.) 5 Cody White (6-5, 250, So.)WR 81 Marcus King (6-4, 215, So.) 80 Tyrone Walker (5-11, 175, Fr.)WR 85 Ben Graves (6-3, 208, So.) 87 Darryl Valdez (5-11, 200, Jr.)WR 84 Eyad Salem (6-2, 188, Sr.) 83 Jake Knecht (6-0, 185, Fr.)QB 13 Matt Brown (6-4, 210, R-Fr.)13 Matt Brown (6-4, 210, R-Fr.) 10 Matt Lancaster (6-2, 190, Fr.)RB 22 Geno Blow (5-11, 205, Sr.) 31 Cliffton Gordon (5-10, 210, So.)

REDBIRD DEFENSEREDBIRD DEFENSEDE 58 Doni Phelps (6-1, 255, Sr.) 95 Tom Speer (6-4, 240, Sr.)DT 55 Eric Brunner (6-2, 255, So.) 54 Mario Bailey (6-2, 250, R-Fr.)DT 91 Dave Rivas (6-3, 245, Jr.) 62 Mike Piton (6-2, 275, Jr.)DE 32 Bert Whigham (6-4, 255, Sr.) 94 Nick Broome (6-4, 245, R-Fr.)SLB 45 Kyle Siskowic (6-1, 225, Sr.) 9 Mike Zimmer (6-3, 210, Fr.)MLB 7 Tony Trujillo (6-2, 230, Jr.) 17 Paul Wright (6-0, 220, Jr.)WLB 23 Austin Davis (6-1, 215, R-Fr.) 34 Josh Howe (6-0, 225, So.)CB 25 Chris Garrett (6-0, 175, Sr.) 46 Johntel Franklin (6-2, 192, Fr.)SS 27 Jermaine Malcolm (6-4, 210, Jr.) 24 Kelvyn Hemphill (6-2, 185, Jr.)FS 3 Casey Kociuba (6-1, 205, So.) 14 Antonio Adams (6-1, 195, Sr.)CB 2 E.J. Jones (5-11, 190, Jr.) 21 Otis Merrill (5-11, 176, Jr.)*NB 14 Antonio Adams (6-1, 195, Sr.) 2 E.J. Jones (5-11, 190, Jr.)

POSITION // Quarterback

HOMETOWN // Marion, Ill.

YEAR // Redshirt Freshman

HEIGHT // 6-4

WEIGHT // 210

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Made fi rst career start at Illinois (Sept. 12). Became fi rst ISU QB to surpass 300 yards since 2006.

2009 GAME-BY-GAMEDate Opponent C-A-I Yards TD LongS2 at EIU 5-8-0 26 0 8S12 at Illinois 27-45-1 312 2 41S19 APSU S26 SDSU O3 at NDSU O10 at SIU O17 INSU O31 at MSU N7 WIU N14 at YSU N21 UNI

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REDBIRD SPECIALISTSREDBIRD SPECIALISTSKickoff 6 Zach KutchPlacements 6 Zach KutchHolder 13 Matt BrownLong Snapper 98 Joe DoylePunter 36 Kevin MazurPunt Returns 2 E.J. JonesKickoff Returns 25 Chris Garrett 22 Geno Blow

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AUSTIN PEAYAUSTIN PEAYGOVERNORS

GOVERNOR OFFENSEGOVERNOR OFFENSELT 77 James Barker (6-3, 273, R-So.) 75 Preston Frye (6-7, 306, Fr.)LG 69 Kelvin Little (6-1, 295, R-Jr.) 73 Jacob Langston (6-5, 304, Fr.)C 50 Tim Schmid (6-3, 311, So.) 51 Martin White (6-2, 296, R-Jr.)RG 53 Stanley Brooks (5-11, 272, Sr.) 76 Justin Cunningham (6-2, 268, R-Sr.)RT 61 Tyler Trent (6-1, 278, Sr.) 74 J.P. Washington (6-4, 370, So.)TE 95 Jack Hoeh (6-5, 235, Sr.) 83 Brad Williams (6-3, 244, Jr.)WR 11 Adrian Mines (6-4, 201, Jr.) 26 Darrick Dillard (6-1, 196, Fr.)WR 1 Darryl Miller (6-2, 198, Jr.) 4 Ashlon Adams (6-4, 225, Fr.)QB 7 Trent Caffee (6-3, 226, Jr.) 15 Jake Ryan (6-2, 180, R-Fr.)TB 29 Ryan White (5-9, 199, R-So.) - or - 3 Terrence Holt (5-8, 180, Jr.) 3 Terrence Holt (5-8, 180, Jr.)FB 32 Jontaimion Forrest (5-11, 242, So.) 22 Jeff Lyle (5-10, 234, Sr.)

GOVERNOR DEFENSEGOVERNOR DEFENSEDE 88 Chris Newell (6-4, 257, R-Sr.) 56 Tyler Stevenson (6-2, 210, R-Fr.)DT 96 Steven Johnson (6-2, 277, Jr.) 54 Antonio Faulkner (6-2, 300, Jr.)DT 99 Rocky Dee Peeler (6-2, 297, Sr.) 57 Skyler Springfi eld (6-3, 260, R-Fr.)DE 48 Nick Clark (6-1, 273, Sr.) 45 Ben Collins (6-1, 274, Jr.)SLB 2 Kit Hartsfi eld (6-0, 215, Sr.) 25 Ricky Thomas (6-0, 226, Jr.)MLB 33 Daniel Becker (6-3, 237, Sr.) 44 Chris Haynes (5-11, 244, Sr.)CB 5 Kevis Buckley (5-9, 186, Sr.) 23 Tay Robinson (5-9, 165, Sr.)FS 28 JayR Harper (5-10, 189, Jr.) 34 Chris Taylor (6-0, 175, R-Fr.)SS 21 Tremayne Townsend (5-10, 180, Sr.) 10 Spencer Gulmire (5-10, 193, Sr.)WS 6 Amius Smith (6-2, 210, So.) 13 Daniel Swenson (6-3, 227, Sr.)CB 8 LaDarius Davis (5-8, 164, Sr.) 36 Antwaun Majors (5-10, 169, R-Fr.)

POSITION // Running Back

HOMETOWN // Nashville, Tenn.

YEAR // Junior

HEIGHT // 5-7

WEIGHT // 180

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Preseason All-America candidate at kick returner, splits time with Ryan White at tailback.

2009 GAME-BY-GAMEDate Opponent Att-Yards Avg. TDS5 Newberry 15-156 10.1 2S12 at YSU 7-8 1.1 0S19 at ISU S26 EIU O3 at Tenn. Tech O10 at SEMO O24 EKU O31 Jacksonville St. N7 at Murray State N14 Tenn. St. N21 at Tenn. Martin

GOVERNOR SPECIALISTSGOVERNOR SPECIALISTSKickoff 16 Stephen StansellPlacements 16 Stephen StansellHolder 35 Jay CourtneyLong Snapper 40 Nick NewsomePunter 49 Ryan KeyPunt Returns 3 Terrence HoltKickoff Returns 3 Terrence Holt 5 Kevis Buckley

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// NUMERICAL ROSTERNO NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) 1 Darryl Miller WR 6-2 202 Jr. Oak Ridge, Tenn. (Oak Ridge HS) 2 Kit Hartsfi eld LB 6-0 215 Sr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Riverdale HS) 3 Terrence Holt RB/KR 5-7 180 Jr. Nashville, Tenn. (Maplewood HS) 4 Ashlon Adams WR 6-4 225 Fr. Kingsport, Tenn. (Dobyns-Bennett HS) 5 Kevis Buckley DB 5-9 186 Sr. Lexington, Tenn. (Lexington HS) 6 Amius Smith S 6-2 226 So. Clarksville, Tenn. (Kenwood HS) 7 Trent Caffee QB 6-3 217 Jr. Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) 8 LaDarius Davis DB 5-8 164 Sr. Ft. Campbell, Ky. (Ft. Campbell HS) 9 Scott Thomas WR 6-2 195 So. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Riverdale HS) 10 Spencer Gulmire S 5-10 193 Sr. Oak Ridge, Tenn. (Oak Ridge HS) 11 Adrian Mines WR 6-3 201 Jr. Ashburn, Va. (Broad Run HS) 12 Wesley Kitts RB 6-0 213 So. Knoxville, Tenn. (Halls HS) 13 Daniel Swenson LB 6-3 227 Sr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Northeast HS) 14 T.C. Jennings QB 6-2 192 Jr. Brentwood, Tenn. (Ark. State) (Ravenwood HS) 15 Jake Ryan QB 6-2 180 RFr. Knoxville, Tenn. (West HS) 16 Emill Burnett LB 5-9 201 Fr. Antioch, Tenn. (Irvington HS) 16 Stephen Stansell K 6-0 185 Fr. Athens, Tenn. (McMinn County HS) 17 Gary Orr QB 6-1 209 Sr. Hixon, Tenn. (Soddy-Daisy HS) 19 Delton Teeter S 6-0 193 Fr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Rossview HS) 20 Jeremy Ross S 6-0 177 Fr. College Park, Ga. (North Clayton HS) 21 Tremayne Townsend DB 5-9 177 Sr. Antioch, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) 22 Jeff Lyle RB 5-11 234 Sr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Montgomery Central HS) 23 Tay Robinson DB 5-9 166 Sr. Marietta, Ga. (Wheeler HS) 24 Marvis Malone DB 6-0 177 Sr. Gallatin, Tenn. (Gallatin HS) 25 Ricky Thomas LB 6-0 226 Jr. Acworth, Ga. (North Cobb HS) 26 Darrick Dillard S 6-1 196 Fr. Hopkinsville, Ky. (Hopkinsville HS) 27 Dylan Williams RB 6-0 204 Sr. Nolensville, Tenn. (Ravenwood HS) 28 JayR Harper S 5-10 189 Jr. Gallatin, Tenn. (Gallatin HS) 29 Ryan White RB 5-7 199 So. Nashville, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) 31 Otis Spivey RB 5-9 212 Sr. Rome, Ga. (Rome HS) 32 Jontamion Forrest RB 5-11 242 So. Jackson, Tenn. (Jackson South Side HS) 33 Daniel Becker LB 6-3 237 Sr. Brentwood, Tenn. (Ravenwood HS) 34 Chris Taylor DB 6-0 175 RFr. Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis University School) 35 Jay Courtney DB/LB 5-11 193 Sr. Powell, Tenn. (Powell HS) 36 Antwaun Majors CB 5-10 169 RFr. Mt. Juliet, Tenn. (Mt. Juliet HS)

// UNIVERSITY INFORMATIONLocation .....................................................................................................Clarksville, Tenn. Founded .......................................................................................................................1927Enrollment ...................................................................................................................9,401Nickname.............................................................................................................GovernorsSchool Colors ...............................................................................................Red and WhiteAffi liation ............................................................................................. NCAA Division I FCS Conference ..................................................................................... Ohio Valley ConferencePresident .................................................................................................................Tim HallDirector of Athletics..............................................................................................Dave LoosAthletics Web site .............................................................................www.LetsGoPeay.com

// FOOTBALL INFORMATIONStadium Name .......................................................................................Governors StadiumField .................................................................................................. Polytan Mega GrassOffi cial Capacity.........................................................................................................10,000First Year in Stadium ....................................................................................................1938First Year of Football.....................................................................................................1913All-Time Playoff Record (FCS) ........................................................................................7-5Years in Postseason ...........................................................................................................6Last Postseason Appearance ..............................................2007 (L, Delaware, Semifi nals)All-Time Record ................................................................................................. 266-452-16

APSU GAME RECORDS// POINTS SCOREDIndividual: 36, M. Abdulqaadir vs. W. Virginia Tech, 2002

TOTAL OFFENSEIndividual: 429, Brian Baker vs. Virginia-Wise, 1999Team: 701 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan ,1994 *OVC record

RUSHING YARDSIndividual: 244, Floyd Jones vs. Morehead State, 1981Team: 674 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, 1994 *OVC record

PASSING YARDSIndividual: 438, Brian Baker vs. Virginia-Wise, 1999

TOUCHDOWN PASSESIndividual: 5, Brian Baker vs. Campbellsville, 1999 and vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, 2001

LONGEST PASS COMPLETION91, Paul Derrick vs. Campbellsville, 2003

PASSES COMPLETEDTeam: 40, Brian Baker vs. Virginia-Wise, 1999

RECEPTIONSIndividual: 20, Harold Roberts vs. Murray State, 1969

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNSIndividual: 4, Harold Roberts vs. Murray State, 1967, 1969 and Ron Blair vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, 2001

RECEIVING YARDSIndividual: 252, Harold Roberts vs. Murray State, 1969

INTERCEPTIONS Individual: 4, Jim Hardie vs. Morehead State, 1970 and Taylon Jenkins vs. Georgetown, 1998

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// NUMERICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) 37 Noy Garrett DB 5-10 185 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. (Germantown HS) 38 Preston Keck DE 6-3 235 So. Dalton, Ga. (Dalton HS) 39 Forest Tucker RB 5-8 182 Fr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Rossview HS) 40 Nick Newsome HB/LS 5-11 213 So. Dyersburg, Tenn. (Middle Tennessee) 41 Rick Woods LB 5-11 225 Sr. Paducah, Ky. (Trigg County HS) 42 Preston Rouse HB/OLB 6-3 235 RFr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Bearden HS) 43 Zac Burkhart LB 6-3 222 RFr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Clarksville Academy) 44 Chris Haynes LB 5-10 244 Sr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Clarksville HS) 45 Ben Collins DE 6-1 274 Jr. Hopkinsville, Tenn. (Christian County HS) 46 Zach Lane S 6-1 210 Fr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Clarksville HS) 47 Josh Day S 5-9 208 Fr. Smyrna, Tenn. (Smyrna HS) 48 Nick Clark DE 6-1 273 Sr. Lebanon, Tenn. (Wilson Central HS) 49 Ryan Key P 6-3 230 Jr. Powell, Tenn. (Powell HS) 50 Tim Schmid OL 6-3 311 So. Nashville, Tenn. (Father Ryan HS) 51 Martin White OL 6-2 296 RJr. Alcoa, Tenn. (Alcoa HS) 52 Robbie McNatt OL 6-2 284 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. (Bolton HS) 53 Stanley Brooks DL 5-11 272 Sr. Burns, Tenn. (Dickson County HS) 54 Antonio Faulkner DL 6-3 301 Jr. Paducah, Ky. (Harmony Community HS) 55 Phillip Sparn DL 6-1 261 Sr. Hamilton, Tenn. (Hixson HS) 56 Tyler Stevenson DE 6-2 210 RFr. Westerville, Ohio (Westerville) 57 Skyler Springfi eld DL 6-2 267 RFr. Madisonville, Ky. (North Hopkins HS) 58 Anthony Marion DL 6-4 244 RFr. Memphis, Tenn. (Mitchell HS) 61 Tyler Trent OL 6-2 278 Sr. Oak Ridge, Tenn. (Oak Ridge HS) 62 Blair Offutt HB/LS 5-10 203 Fr. Springfi eld , Tenn. (Springfi eld HS) 68 Justin Clinard OL 6-2 285 So. Clarksville, Tenn. (Clarksville HS) 68 Chris Hays OL 6-4 290 So. Dickson, Tenn. (Dickson County HS) 69 Kelvin Little OL 6-1 295 Jr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Clarksville HS) 70 Malaki Beeler OL 6-2 325 Fr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Northwest HS) 73 Jacob Langston OL 6-5 304 Fr. Hopkinsville, Ky. (Christian County HS) 73 B.J. Oliver OL 5-10 250 Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Oakland HS) 74 J.P. Washington OL 6-3 370 So. Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro HS) 75 Preston Frye OL 6-7 306 Fr. Piney Flats, Tenn. (Sullivan East HS) 76 Justin Cunningham OL 6-2 268 Sr. Winchester, Tenn. (Franklin County HS) 77 James Barker OL 6-5 273 So. Dickson, Tenn. (Dickson County HS) 78 Vince Johnson OL 6-6 302 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Fulton HS) 79 Eric Steinbrenner DE 6-0 223 Fr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Clarksville HS) 80 Chris Litteral TE 6-2 247 So. Ft. Campbell, Ky. (Ft. Campbell HS) 81 Angelo Gennaro WR 6-2 164 Fr. Tampa, FL (North Florida Christian HS) 81 Ricky Tinnin S 5-10 153 Fr. Hopkinsville, Ky. (Christian County HS) 82 Daniel Lambert WR 6-1 194 Jr. Franklin, Tenn. (Centennial HS) 83 Brad Williams TE/LS 6-3 244 Jr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Clarksville HS) 88 Chris Newell DE 6-4 257 Sr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Northwest HS) 89 Chris Carter WR 6-0 207 Fr. Brentwood, Tenn. (Ravenwood HS) 92 Dylan Fleming S 6-3 199 Fr. Adams, Tenn. (Jo Byrns HS) 93 Nathan Peppers TE 6-6 255 RFr. Dover, Tenn. (Stewart County HS) 94 Isaac Ziolkowski PK 6-5 208 Jr. Clarksville, Tenn. (Clarksville HS) 95 Jack Hoeh TE 6-5 235 Jr. Ashland City, Tenn. (Cheatham County HS) 96 Steven Johnson DL 6-2 277 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Middle College) 97 Kenneddie Dixon TE 6-0 258 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. (White Station HS) 98 Lee Pardue WR 6-1 193 RFr. White House, Tenn. (White House Heritage HS) 99 Dee Peeler DT 6-2 297 Sr. Kingsport, Tenn. (Fork Union Academy)

// COACHES & STAFFHead Coach............................................................... Rick Christophel (Austin Peay, 1975) Offensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator .........................................................Steve HaywoodDefensive Coordinator/Linebackers ....................................................... Granville EastmanDefensive Line/Strength and Conditioning ........................................................Ryan TaylorSecondary .................................................................................................... Dainon SidneyWide Receivers/Special Teams ...........................................................Marcus GildersleeveRunning Backs ................................................................................................Josh Roberts

// 2009 TEAM INFOPrimary Offense ..................................................................................................Pro-spreadPrimary Defense .......................................................................................................... 4-2-52008 Record ....................................................................................................................2-92008 Conference Record/Finish ...................................... 2-6/8th (Ohio Valley Conference)Final National Ranking ...................................................................................................N/ASeries History .............................................................................. Illinois State Leads, 1-0-0Lettermen Lost/Returning ............................................................................................13/54Starters Lost/Returning..................................................................................................7/18Team Captains................................................................Daniel Becker, Rocky Dee Peeler, ..........................................................................................Kevis Buckley, Tyler Trent

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BORN: Jan. 2, 1988, in Seabrook, TexasSTATUS: In a relationshipHIGH SCHOOL: Clear Lake HSWHAT’S ON TV: MartinWHAT’S IN MY IPOD: DrakeWHAT I DRIVE: 2005 Honda CivicFAVORITE FLICKS: FridayBOOKMARKS: YouTubeI WOULD LOVE TO TRADE PLACES FOR A DAY WITH: Adrian Peterson. He’s the greatest player in the NFL.FIRST JOB: I was a cook at Whataburger. TALENT I’D MOST LIKE TO HAVE: DanceWHAT’S FOR DINNER: HamburgersFAVORITE CITY TO VISIT: Orlando, Fla.FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM AS A KID: Dallas CowboysDREAM DATE: Halle BerryMY GREATEST LOVE: My momMY BUCKET LIST: I want to travel internationally.MY MOTTO: “Live everyday like it’s your last.”

// Garret Spiek, Media Relations Student Assistant

BORN: Jan. 2, 1988, in Seabrook, TexasSTATUS: In a relationshipHIGH SCHOOL: Clear Lake HSWHAT’S ON TV: MartinWHAT’S IN MY IPOD: DrakeWHAT I DRIVE: 2005 Honda CivicFAVORITE FLICKS: FridayBOOKMARKS: YouTubeI WOULD LOVE TO TRADE PLACES FOR A DAY WITH: Adrian Peterson. He’s the greatest player in the NFL.FIRST JOB: I was a cook at Whataburger. TALENT I’D MOST LIKE TO HAVE: DanceWHAT’S FOR DINNER: HamburgersFAVORITE CITY TO VISIT: Orlando, Fla.FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM AS A KID: Dallas CowboysDREAM DATE: Halle BerryMY GREATEST LOVE: My momMY BUCKET LIST: I want to travel internationally.MY MOTTO: “Live everyday like it’s your last.”

// Garret Spiek, Media Relations Student Assistant

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• The fi rst head coach was George Dygart, who took the job in 1895 as a volunteer. Previously, he was a team captain at Michigan.

• The fi rst paid coach was Lewis Galbreath (1896). He was compensated at the rate of $45 dollars per week. Galbreath also played left guard.

• The fi rst full-time head coach was George Binnewies (1908-09). He was hired in 1908 as the result of a student petition.

• In 1913, Harrison Russell, a former ISU quarterback, became head coach. He is the only alumnus to ever coach the team.

• Clifford “Pop” Horton became head coach in 1923 and named the team the “Cardinals,” a name later changed to “Redbirds” to avoid confusion with the St. Louis professional baseball team.

GEORGE B. DYGART1895

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L.H. GALBREATH1896

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B.C. EDWARDS1897

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JOHN P. STEWART1903-06

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JOHN A. KEITH1907

8-0-2 (.900)

GEORGE BINNEWIES1908-09

7-6-2 (.533)

HARRISON RUSSELL1912-22

15-43-10 (.294)

CLIFFORD “POP” HORTON1923-24

4-8-4 (.375)

DON KARNES1925-26

6-9-0 (.400)

JOSEPH COGDAL1927-30

7-23-5 (.250)

HOWARD HANCOCK1931-44

57-46-19 (.545)

EDWIN STRUCK1945-64

86-78-14 (.522)

LARRY BITCON1965-71

32-35-2 (.478)

GERRY HART1972-76

26-27-1 (.491)

CHARLIE COWDREY1977-80

12-31-1 (.284)

BOB OTOLSKI1981-87

30-41-3 (.426)

JIM HEACOCK1988-9537-49-2

TODD BERRY1996-99

24-24-0 (.500)

DENVER JOHNSON2000-08

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ESTUS HOOD // 8DEFENSIVE BACK (1973-74 & 1976-77) A defensive back from Kanakee, Ill. [Eastride HS], Estus Hood went on to a seven-year NFL career after being drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 1978 NFL Draft. Hood played his entire career in Green Bay, racking up playing time in 31-straight games at one point en route to a 104-game NFL career. Hood’s best season in the pro ranks came in 1981 when he recorded three interceptions to go along with his only career touchdown. Hood ended his professional career in 1984 after accumulating 11 career interceptions.

At ISU, Hood fi nished with six interceptions for 111 yards, an average of 18.5 yards per return; 46 punt returns for 582 yards, an average of 12.6 yards per return; and nine kickoff returns for 105 yards, an average of 11.7 yards per return. Hood also scored 4 TDs as a Redbird student-athlete. As a sophomore in 1974, Hood averaged 19 yards per punt return, which ranked him third nationally. Hood ranks No. 1 in Redbird history for average yards per punt return in a season with 19.33 (12-232), a record he set in 1974. He also holds the ISU career record for punt return TDs with four. On Nov. 1, 1975, Hood set both the Redbird single-game and Hancock Stadium records for average yards per punt return, when he averaged 42.5 yards per return against Northern Illinois. Hood co-captained the 1977 team during his senior season. Following his senior campaign, he represented ISU at the 1977 Blue-Gray All-Star Classic in Montgomery, Ala. He broke up four passes in the game, including two in the end zone, along with returning the opening kickoff 24 yards. Hood, who missed the 1975 season due to injury, lettered in 1973-74 and 1976-77. He was inducted into the Illinois State athletics Hall of Fame in 1983.

DENNIS NELSON // 72OFFENSIVE LINEMAN (1965-68) A four-year letterwinner for the Redbirds from 1965-68, Dennis Nelson excelled as a pass rusher during his Illinois State football days, allowing him to be drafted in the third round of the 1969 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts. Nelson did not play during the 1969 season, however, as he spent the year in military service. The Kewanee, Ill. (Wethersfi eld HS), native began his professional career in 1970 with the Colts, playing six games during his rookie season in what would eventually become a seven-year NFL career. Nelson spent fi ve of those years (1970-74)

with Baltimore, and the remaining two years of his career (1976-77) with the Philadelphia Eagles. Nelson played 77 games in his NFL career, serving as the starting tackle for Baltimore during four of his fi ve seasons there. He was a member of the 1971 Baltimore Colts’ Super Bowl V championship team, which defeated the vaunted Dallas Cowboys, 16-13, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Fla. After being traded by Baltimore to Philadelphia following the 1974 season, Nelson took a year off from professional football to work on his farm in Kewanee. He returned to the pro ranks in 1976 with the Eagles, starting 14 games that season, before fi nishing his NFL career with two starts for Philadelphia in 1977. While at Illinois State, Nelson was a three-year starter whose best year came as a senior in 1968, when serving as co-captain of the Redbirds, he earned Associated Press Little All-America First-Team selection as an offensive tackle, while also being named All-Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference on both offense and defense. Nelson was a member of two Redbird Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) championship teams, as both the 1967 (8-2) and 1968 (6-4) squads took the top spot in the conference.

MIKE PRIOR // 15DEFENSIVE BACK (1981-84) One of the greatest athletes to ever compete for Illinois State, Prior was a two-sport star as a Redbird, lettering in football from 1981-84, while also being a member of the ISU baseball team from 1982-85. The defensive back from Chicago Heights, Ill., was drafted in the seventh round of the 1985 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Prior’s NFL career spanned 14 seasons and 198 games with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Indianapolis Colts and Green Bay Packers. He was with Green Bay for two Super Bowls and had an interception in the Packers’ 35-21 victory over New England in Super Bowl XXXI.

During his vaunted ISU career, Prior was tabbed as a three-time Division I-AA All-American at defensive back (1982, 1983 and 1984). He fi nished his days as a Redbird with 344 total tackles, an ISU career record at the time. He was fi rst on the team in total tackles in both 1982 (133) and 1983 (95). Prior led the Redbirds in interceptions his fi nal three seasons, with his eight interceptions during his sophomore and senior seasons still ranking as No. 2 all-time. He still holds the Illinois State and Missouri Valley Conference career records for interceptions with 23. Prior also ranks within the top-fi ve of several other signifi cant statistical categories in the Redbird football annals. He’s No. 1 in career punt return yards (906), career punt returns (108) and punt returns in a season (8); No. 2 in punt return yards in a season (436) and punt returns in a season (43); and No. 3 in career interception return yards (211). Prior fi nished his Illinois State football career in 1984 after being selected to play in the prestigious Blue-Gray All-Star Football Classic in Montgomery, Ala. The two-time Redbird football team defensive MVP (1982 and 1984) was a three-time All-Missouri Valley Conference defensive back, a feat that helped him earn the distinction of being named to The Valley All-Centennial Football Team in 2006.

ILLINOIS STATE ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME

(FOOTBALL MEMBERS ONLY)NAME Year InductedWes Bair _____________________________ 1974 Roosevelt Banks _______________________ 1973Ronad Beales _________________________ 1977Ron Bell ______________________________ 1978Paul K. Benjamin _______________________ 1973Ed Boehm ____________________________ 1982Bill Bolinder ___________________________ 2002James Bowers _________________________ 1983Dean Burridge _________________________ 1974Paul Carther __________________________ 1979Stanley Changnon ______________________ 1972Sam Chicas ___________________________ 1976Frand Chiodo __________________________ 1978Lavern Chrisensen _____________________ 1974Joseph Cogdal _________________________ 1972Clarence Collins _______________________ 1999Richard Conrad ________________________ 1975John Coppens _________________________ 1996Floyd Covill ___________________________ 1981Paul Custer ___________________________ 1972John Dal Santo ________________________ 1973Dorrence “Red” Darling __________________ 1972Harris Dean ___________________________ 1972Chester Dillon _________________________ 1973George Egofske ________________________ 1979Carl Eichstaedt ________________________ 1983Robert Eudeikis ________________________ 1985Roger Francour ________________________ 1976Joe Garnero ___________________________ 1973James “Pim” Goff _______________________ 1972Howard Hancock _______________________ 1972Jean Harrison _________________________ 1972Eugene L. Hill _________________________ 1972Gene Hoffman _________________________ 1976Estus Hood ___________________________ 1983Cecil Hospelhorn _______________________ 1973Milton Kadlec __________________________ 1972Richard Kavanagh ______________________ 1974Jerry Krieg ____________________________ 1995William Kuhfuss ________________________ 1972Walt Laitas ____________________________ 1974Ed Lesnick ____________________________ 1972Wayne Meece _________________________ 1974Jim Meyer ____________________________ 2003Les Moore ____________________________ 1975William Moore _________________________ 1977Ray Morelli ____________________________ 1991Les Murray ____________________________ 1984Dennis Nelson _________________________ 1975Frank Olivieri __________________________ 1976John Ortwerth _________________________ 1975Stan Petty ____________________________ 1976Mike Prior ____________________________ 1991Marty Rademacher _____________________ 1989Bob Riggenbach _______________________ 1973H. Harrison Russell _____________________ 1977Harold “Sam” Samorian __________________ 2000Bill Sarver ____________________________ 1974Richard Schertz ________________________ 1979Ron Schieber __________________________ 1976Galen Scott ___________________________ 2007Bob Skinner ___________________________ 1992Eddie Smith ___________________________ 1996Darrell Spang __________________________ 1973Warren Sperry _________________________ 1973Edwin Struck __________________________ 1975Harold “Sis” Swartzbaugh ________________ 1983Jim Tague ____________________________ 1989Richard Tate __________________________ 1972Dick Tharp ____________________________ 1984Dwight Wilke __________________________ 1978

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// BUCK BUCHANAN FINALISTS Presented annually to the nation’s top FCS defensive player.

2007 – Kye Stewart (fourth place)2006 – Cameron Siskowic (fi fth place)2005 – Brent Hawkins (runner-up) Cameron Siskowic (13th place)2004 – Boomer Grigsby (third place)2003 – Boomer Grigsby (runner-up)2002 – Boomer Grigsby (third place)

// THE SISKO KID Cameron Siskowic was named the MVFC Defensive Player of the Year in 2006 and later earned defensive MVP honors in the 2006 Texas vs. The Nation Game.

// THE HAWKINS HULA Brent Hawkins (pictured above) earned 2006 Hula Bowl Defensive MVP honors.

// HERE COMES THE BOOM Boomer Grigsby is the only player in the history of the Buck Buchanan Award to fi nish among the top-three in three-consecutive seasons.

// ‘BIRDS AT PAYTON’S PLACE In 2005, Laurént Robinson became the fi rst Redbird to ever be a fi nalist for the Walter Payton Award, which is presented annually to the country’s top FCS offensive player. Pierre Rembert was also named a fi nalist in 2006.

// HE’S OUR GUY Not only was ISU’s Ryan Hoffman the only FCS punter on the 2005 Ray Guy Award Watch List, but he was only the second FCS punter in the history of the award to be considered. Hoffman was named the 2006 Hula Bowl Special Teams MVP.

// VALLEY’S FINEST Laurent Robinson (pictured below) was named the 2005 Valley Football Offensive Player of the Year.

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DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

2005 – Brent Hawkins, DL

FOOTBALL GAZETTE NCAA FCS NATIONALPLAYER OF THE YEAR

1999 – Sam Young, DB

BUCK BUCHANANAWARD FINALIST

2002 – Boomer Grigsby, LB (3rd)2003 – Boomer Grigsby, LB (2nd)2004 – Boomer Grigsby, LB (3rd)2005 – Brent Hawkins, DL (2nd)

Cameron Siskowic, LB (13th)2006 – Cameron Siskowic, LB (5th)2007 – Kye Stewart, LB (4th)

WALTER PAYTONAWARD FINALIST

2005 – Laurént Robinson, WR (10th)2006 – Pierre Rembert, RB (11th)

AFCA REGION 4COACH OF THE YEAR

1999 – Todd Berry

AFCA NATIONAL FCS ASSISTANTCOACH OF THE YEAR

2005 – Galen Scott

EDDIE ROBINSONAWARD FINALIST

2006 – Denver Johnson (15th)

FOOTBALL GAZETTE NCAA FCS NATIONALCOACH OF THE YEAR

1999 – Todd Berry

ILLINOIS STATE RETIRED NUMBERS

8 – Estus Hood15 – Mike Prior72 – Dennis Nelson

CARTER HARRIS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD1933 – Paul Custer, HB1934 – Fred Boll, HB1935 – Ed Lesnick, C1937 – Lavern Christensen, E1938 – Joe Garnero, T1939 – Warren Sperry, G1940 – Harold Gaffney, C1941 – Sam Chicas, G1942 – Cecil Hospelhorn, G

1943 – Bob Elliott, G1944 – Bill Roth, T1945 – Melvin Kuethe, G1946 – Aldo Sebben1947 – Walt Laitas, T1948 – John DalSanto, FB1949 – Dick Baldrini, HB1950 – Dean Burridge, HB1951 – Tony Liocci, HB1952 – Wes Bair, QB1953 – Milt Kadlec, FB1954 – Bob Riggenbach, HB1955 – Bill Booker, G1956 – Darrell Spang, HB1957 – Carl Eichstaedt, HB1958 – Howie Scheidt, G1959 – Dean Puyear, HB1960 – Whitey Ruzycki, E1961 – Ron Schieber, HB1962 – Laurie Gassen, G1963 – Ed Thomas, HB1964 – John Court, QB1965 – Ken Franzen, E1966 – Jerry Maley, E1967 – Mike Phillips, QB1968 – Guy Homoly, DB1969 – Bruce Cullen, FB1970 – Jim Anderson, OG1971 – Larry Kokanc, LB1972 – Ron Bell, HB1973 – Dick Schertz, DE1974 – Doug Simper, DB1975 – Clyde Wisk, NG1976 – Bob Lopez, QB1977 – Bill Bunting, OT1978 – Roger Cook, MB1979 – Bill Fenn, RB1980 – Vic Friedrich, DE1981 – Anthony Offi ce, LB1982 – Mike Prior, FS Virgil Winters, RB1983 – Clarence Collins, WR1984 – Clarence Collins, WR Mike Prior, FS1985 – Greg Lunak, DE Stephon Wilson, RB1986 – Charles Calhoun, OG Brian Gant, LB1987 – John Kropke, DL Ron Westmoreland, RB1988 – Vander Harris, DT Vic Northern, RB1989 – Dave Schumer, OT Scott Underwood, DL1990 – Larry Dickinson, WR Tony Jones, DL1991 – Wilbert Brown, LB Toby Davis, RB Clarence Miller, WR

1992 – Clint Cullen, DE Toby Davis, RB1993 – Cameron Smith, RB Chris Stevens, LB1994 – Duane Butler, DB Kyle Robinson, WR1995 – Keith Goodnight, RB Chris Stevens, LB1996 – Duane Butler, DB Andy Ziebarth, OT1997 – Kevin Glenn, QB Percy Scott, LB1998 – Kevin Glenn, QB Galen Scott, LB1999 – Damian Gregory, DL Mike Rodbro, OG2000 – Ryan Szokola, DB Willie Watts, RB2001 – Boomer Grigsby, LB Willie Watts, RB2002 – Boomer Grigsby, LB Mike Souza, QB2003 – Sha-Ron Edwards, RB Boomer Grigsby, LB2004 – Boomer Grigsby, LB Brian Thompson, RB2005 – Brent Hawkins, DL Laurént Robinson, WR2006 – Pierre Rembert, RB Cameron Siskowic, LB2007 – Isaiah Wiggins, OL Kye Stewart, LB2008 – Walter Mendenhall, RB Tom Nelson, DB

FRED CLELAND AWARD1971 – Joe Stieglitz, WR1972 – Paul Carther, DT1973 – Dick Schertz, DE1974 – Tom Eddy, FB1975 – Clyde Wisk, DL1976 – Tony Barnes, C1977 – Dick Kurtenbach, DD1978 – Roger Cook, DL1979 – John Bavester, OG1980 – Bill Fenn, TB1981 – Joe Spivak, OG1982 – Joe Spivak, OG1983 – Joe Spivak, OG1984 – Tim McCarthy, DE Jeff McIntosh, LB Mike Prior, DB1985 – Creig Federico, WR Jeff Skibinski, DE1986 – Jeff Skibinski, DE1987 – Charles Calhoun, OG2003 – Mike Larson, TE

BLUE-GRAY GAME1977 – Estus Hood, DB1984 – Mike Prior, DB1985 – Jim Meyer, OT

COACHES ALL-AMERICA GAME

1973 – Calvin Harper, OT1976 – Ron Bell, RB

COLLEGE ALL-STAR GAME1935 – Ed Lesnick, C

EAST-WEST SHRINE BOWL1998 – Chad Pegues, DL2004 – Boomer Grigsby, LB

HULA BOWL2006 – Brent Hawkins, DL Ryan Hoffman, P2007 – Laurént Robinson, WR Jake Weber, LS

HULA BOWL DEFENSIVE MVP

2006 – Brent Hawkins, DL

HULA BOWL SPECIAL TEAMS MVP

2006 – Ryan Hoffman, P

TEXAS vs. THE NATION2007 – Cameron Siskowic, LB2008 – Isaiah Wiggins, OL

TEXAS vs. THE NATION MVP2007 – Cameron Siskowic, LB

MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM1994 – Tim Achterberg, TE (1st) Jon McAvoy, G (1st) Todd Liska, LB (2nd) Steve Wilson, WR (2nd) Keith Goodnight, RB (HM)1995 – Tim Achterberg, TE (1st) Keith Goodnight, RB (2nd) Steve Wilson, WR (2nd)1996 – Dan O’Dowd, DL (1st) Bill Hagman, QB (2nd)1998 – Mark Schaeve, TE (1st) Scott Cook, LB (HM) Scott Preusker, TE (HM)1999 – Adam Waugh, LB (1st) Andy King, OL (2nd) Scott Preusker, TE (2nd) Ted Wulf, OL (2nd) Scott Cook, DE (HM)

2000 – Dusty Burk, QB (1st) Andy King, OL (1st) Aaron Peterson, OL (1st) Adam Waugh, LB (1st) Ted Wulf, OL (1st) Scott Cook, DE (2nd) Mark Schaeve, TE (HM)2001 – Dusty Burk, QB (1st) Andy King, OL (1st) Adam Waugh, LB (1st) Ted Wulf, OL (1st) Aaron Peterson, OL (2nd) Mark Schaeve, TE (2nd)2002 – Aaron Peterson, OL (1st) Stephen Carroll, K (2nd) Jon Laurenti, WR (2nd)2003 – Stephen Carroll, K (1st) Pete Holak, DB (HM)2004 – Stephen Carroll, K (1st) Stafford Davis, OL (HM)2005 – Jonathan Denley, TE (1st) Stafford Davis, OL (2nd)2006 – Jake Weber, LS (HM)2007 – Luke Drone, QB (1st) Warren McCarty, WR (2nd) Dan Simnick, DL (HM) Jonathan St-Pierre, OL (HM) Dan Weiner, WR (HM)2008 – Warren McCarty, WR (1st) Jonathan St-Pierre, OL (HM)

PRESIDENT’S ACADEMICEXCELLENCE AWARD

1985 – Dan Hackman1992 – Cameron Bair1994 – Tim Achterberg Eric Johnson Todd Liska1995 – Tim Achterberg1999 – Tom Bardwell2000 – Adam Waugh2002 – Aaron Peterson2003 – Jim Ferguson2007 – Dan Simnick Dan Weiner

NACDA NCAA FCSACADEMIC ALL-STAR

2001 – Adam Waugh, LB2004 – Stephen Carroll, K

COACH WOODEN CITIZEN CUPSEMIFINALIST

2007 – Luke Drone, QB

AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM2007 – Luke Drone, QB

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All-America | 1985United Press

LB // BRIAN GANTAll-America | 1986

Associated Press | Football News

P // MIKE MCCABEAll-America | 1988

Associated Press | Football GazetteKodak/AFCA | Sports Network

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RB // TOBY DAVISAll-America | 1992

Sports Network

K/P // TODD KURZAll-America | 1993

Kodak/AFCA

DL // CHAD PEGUESAll-America | 1998

Associated Press | Football News

LB // GALEN SCOTTAll-America | 1998

Football Gazette

DL // DAMIAN GREGORYAll-America | 1999

AFCA | Associated PressFootball Gazette

OL // MIKE RODBROAll-America | 1999

Football Gazette

DB // SAM YOUNG All-America | 1999

Football Gazette

DL // JONATHAN FRIENDAll-America | 2002

Football Gazette

LB // BOOMER GRIGSBYAll-America | 2002-04

AFCA (‘03-04) | Associated Press (‘03-04)CollegeSportsReport.com (‘03-04)

CSTV (‘03) | Sports Network (‘02-04)Walter Camp (‘04)

OL // STAFFORD DAVISAll-America | 2005

AFCA | Associated PressSports Network

DL // BRENT HAWKINSAll-America | 2005

Associated Press | Sports NetworkCollegeSportsReport.com | Sports

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P // RYAN HOFFMANAll-America | 2005

Sports Xchange

WR // LAURÉNT ROBINSONAll-America | 2005AFCA | Associated Press

CollegeSportsReport.com | Football Gazette | Sports Network | Walter Camp

LB // CAMERON SISKOWICAll-America | 2005-06

Sports Xchange (‘05) | Associated Press (‘06) | Sports Network (‘06)

Walter Camp (‘06)

LB // KYE STEWARTAll-America | 2007

Sports Network | Walter Camp

// SECOND-TEAM ALL-AMERICANSClarence Collins, WR ........................Kodak/AFCA (1983)Stafford Davis, OL ........ CollegeSportsReport.com (2005)

........................................... Football Gazette (2005)Toby Davis, RB ...........................Associated Press (1992)Jonathan Friend, DE......................Sports Network (2002)Damian Gregory, DL ......................Sports Network (1999)Boomer Grigsby, LB ...................Associated Press (2002)Dan Hama, OL ...............................Sports Network (2000)Ryan Hoffman, P .......... CollegeSportsReport.com (2004)Todd Kurz, K ...............................Associated Press (1993)

........................ USA Today/Football Gazette (1993) ........................................... Football Gazette (1994)

Mike Prior, DB....................................Kodak/AFCA (1982) .................................................Kodak/AFCA (1983) .................................................Kodak/AFCA (1984)

Pierre Rembert, RB ....................Associated Press (2006)Laurént Robinson, WR .................Sports Xchange (2005)Ray Robinson, DL .........................Sports Network (2003)Galen Scott, LB .............................Sports Network (1998)Cameron Siskowic, LB ..................Sports Network (2005)

........................................... Football Gazette (2005)Jeff Smith, DB .............................Associated Press (1987)Ryan Szokola, DB .........................Sports Network (2000)

// THIRD-TEAM ALL-AMERICANSAveion Cason, RS ....................... Football Gazette (1999)Stafford Davis, OL ........ CollegeSportsReport.com (2004)Toby Davis, RB ............................ Football Gazette (1992)

Jonathan Friend, DL ...................Associated Press (2002)Rickey Garrett, WR .....................Associated Press (1998)Damian Gregory, DL ....................... TeamLink.com (1999)Boomer Grigsby, LB .................... Football Gazette (2004)Todd Kurz, K/P ........................Football Gazette - K (1995)

....................................... Sports Network - P (1995)Chad Pegues, DL .......................Associated Press (1998)Paul Politi, K ...................................... Kokak/AFCA (1983)Mike Rodbro, OL ...........................Sports Network (1999)

..........................................Associated Press (1999) .............................................. TeamLink.com (1999)

Galen Scott, LB ........................... Football Gazette (1999) ........................................... Football Gazette (2000)

Cameron Siskowic, LB ...............Associated Press (2005)Sam Young, DB .............................Sports Network (1999)Andy Ziebarth, OL ....................... Football Gazette (1996)

.............................................Sports Network (1996)

// HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICANSMike Beneturski, OL ..........................United Press (1985)Willie Boyd, WR ..........................Assoicated Press (1981)Duane Butler, DB ......................... Football Gazette (1994)John Coppens, QB ............................Kodak/AFCA (1984)Clint Cullen, DL ..............................Sports Network (1993)Armandos Fisher, DE ....................Sports Network (1994)

........................................... Football Gazette (1994)Rickey Garrett, WR ...................... Football Gazette (1998)

.............................................Sports Network (1998)Kevin Glenn, QB .......................... Football Gazette (1998)

Brent Hawkins, DL ....................... Football Gazette (2005)Eric Johnson, DL ......................... Football Gazette (1996)Bob Kampf, DL ..................................United Press (1985)Andy King, OL ............................. Football Gazette (2000)John Kropke, DL ..............................Football News (1986)

..........................................Associated Press (1986) ...............................................Football News (1987) ..........................................Associated Press (1987)

Todd Kurz, K ..................................Sports Network (1993) .............................................Sports Network (1994)

Mark Marcinek, TE ............................Kodak/AFCA (1983) .................................................Kodak/AFCA (1984)

Jim Meyer, OL ...................................Kodak/AFCA (1984)Chad Pegues, DL ........................ Football Gazette (1998)Paul Politi, K ......................................United Press (1985)

...............................................Football News (1986) ..........................................Associated Press (1986)

Doug Simper, DB ........................Associated Press (1974) ........................................... Football Gazette (1974)

Jeff Smith, DB ....................................United Press (1985)Joe Spivak, OL ..................................Kodak/AFCA (1983)Jake Strader, P/K......................... Football Gazette (2000)Willie Watts, RB ........................... Football Gazette (2000)Dave Wilson, WR ..............................United Press (1985)Teddy Wulf, OL ............................ Football Gazette (2001)Sam Young, DB ........................... Football Gazette (2000)Andy Ziebarth, OL ....................... Football Gazette (1994)

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RUSHING // GAMEOVERALL1. 272 – Pierre Rembert at Missouri St., 11-5-052. 255 – Toby Davis vs. SE Missouri St., 9-21-913. 248 – Toby Davis vs. SIU, 10-24-92

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 272 – Pierre Rembert at Missouri St., 11-5-05

HANCOCK STADIUM1. 255 – Toby Davis vs. SE Missouri State, 9-21-91

PLAYOFF GAME1. 156 – Aveion Cason vs. Colgate, 11-27-99

BY CLASSFr. – 194, Vic Northern vs. UNI, 11-21-87So. – 239, Ron Bell vs. UW-Milwaukee, 11-21-70Jr. – 272, Pierre Rembert at Missouri St, 11-5-05Sr. – 248, Toby Davis vs. SIU, 10-24-92

BY A QUARTERBACK1. 85 – Adrian Wilson vs. St. Francis, 8-31-91

TEAM – OVERALL1. 468 – vs. Eastern Illinois, 10-18-69

TEAM – VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 444 vs. Indiana State, 10-13-07

TEAM – HANCOCK STADIUM1. 474 – by Western Kentucky, 11-3-01ISU Best: 468 – vs. Eastern Illinois, 10-18-69

TEAM – PLAYOFF GAME1. 283 – at Northwestern State, 11-28-98

RUSHING // SEASONINDIVIDUAL1. 1,743 – Pierre Rembert (355-1,743) – 20062. 1,561 – Toby Davis (341-1,561) – 19923. 1,409 – Sha-Ron Edwards (247-1,409) – 2003

BY CLASSFr. – 1,106, Cameron Smith (1993)So. – 965, Ron Bell (1970)Jr. – 1,169, Toby Davis (1991)Sr. – 1,743 Pierre Rembert (2006)

BY A QUARTERBACK1. 446 – Dusty Burk (1999)

TEAM1. 2,908 (569-2,908) – 2003

RUSHING // CAREER1. 3,702 – Toby Davis (825-3,702) – 1988-922. 3,210 – Willie Watts (656-3,210) – 1998-20013. 2,830 – Ron Bell (543-2,830) – 1970-72

BY A QUARTERBACK1. 725 – Adrian Wilson (1988-92)2. 635 – Mike Souza (2002-03)3. 630 – Dusty Burk (1999-2001)

RUSHING ATTEMPTS // GAMEOVERALL1. 47 – Toby Davis vs. SIU, 10-24-922. 44 – Bill Fenn vs. Western Illinois, 11-3-793. 42 – Ronald Razz vs. WIU, 11-3-79

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 47 – Toby Davis vs. Southern Illinois, 9-26-92

HANCOCK STADIUM1. 47 – Toby Davis vs. SIU, 10-24-92

PLAYOFF GAME1. 27 – Pierre Rembert at E. Illinois, 11-25-06

TEAM – OVERALL1. 77 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-3-77

TEAM – VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 71 vs. Indiana State, 10-13-07

TEAM – HANCOCK STADIUM1. 79 – by Central Michigan, 9-17-77ISU Best: 77 vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-3-77

TEAM – PLAYOFF GAME1. 51 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99

RUSHING ATTEMPTS // SEASONOVERALL1. 355 – Pierre Rembert (355-1,743) – 20062. 341 – Toby Davis (341-1,561) – 19923. 280 – Bill Fenn (280-1,106) – 1979

TEAM1. 589 (589-2,776) – 1999

RUSHING ATTEMPTS // CAREER1. 825 – Toby Davis (825-3,702) – 1988-922. 656 – Willie Watts (656-3,210) – 1998-20013. 632 – Bill Fenn (632-2,372) – 1978-80

RUSHING TD // GAMEOVERALL1. 6 – Pierre Rembert at Missouri State, 11-5-05 6 – Ron Bell vs. UW-Milwaukee, 11-21-703. 4 – Brian Thompson at SIU, 10-15-05 4 – Sha-Ron Edwards at Missouri St, 11-8-03 4 – Aveion Cason vs. SIU, 9-26-98 4 – Toby Davis vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-26-92

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 6 – Pierre Rembert at Missouri State, 11-5-05

HANCOCK STADIUM1. 4 – Aveion Cason vs. SIU, 9-26-98 4 – Toby Davis vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-26-92

PLAYOFF GAME1. 3 – Aveion Cason vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 3 – Sam Zanders at NW State, 11-28-98

TEAM – OVERALL1. 7 – vs. Indiana State, 10-13-07 7 – at Missouri State, 11-5-05

TEAM – VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 7 – vs. Indiana State, 10-13-07 7 – at Missouri State, 11-5-05

TEAM – HANCOCK STADIUM1. 7 – vs. Indiana State, 10-13-07 7 – vs. Southwest State, 9-5-92

TEAM – PLAYOFF GAME1. 3 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 3 at Northwestern State, 11-28-98

RUSHING TD // SEASONOVERALL1. 20 – Toby Davis – 19922. 16 – Pierre Rembert – 20063. 14 – Sha-Ron Edwards – 2003

TEAM1. 31 – 2005

RUSHING TD // CAREER1. 37 – Toby Davis – 1988-922. 28 – Pierre Rembert – 2005-06 28 – Willie Watts – 1998-2001

AVERAGE PER RUSH // GAMEMinimum 10 attempts

OVERALL1. 12.5 – Keith Goodnight (13-163) vs. CSF, 8-31-95 2. 11.7 – Willie Watts (19-222) vs. SIU, 10-23-99 3. 10.8 – Vic Northern (18-194) at UNI, 11-21-87

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 11.7 – Willie Watts (19-222) vs. SIU, 10-23-99

HANCOCK STADIUM1. 11.7 – Willie Watts (19-222) vs. SIU, 10-23-99

PLAYOFF GAME1. 7.5 – Dusty Burk (10-75) vs. Colgate, 11-27-99

AVERAGE PER RUSH // SEASONMinimum 90 attempts

OVERALL1. 6.32 – Walter Mendenhall (126-796) – 20082. 6.26 – Demetrus Johnson (104-651) – 20043. 5.96 – Ron Bell (198-1,180) – 1972

TEAM1. 5.11 (569-2,908) – 2003

AVERAGE PER RUSH // CAREERMinimum 200 attempts

OVERALL1. 5.58 – Demetrus Johnson (226-1,260) – 2003-042. 5.55 – Sha-Ron Edwards (288-1,599) – 2002-033. 5.41 – Aveion Cason (259-1,401) – 1998-99

AVERAGE PER GAME // SEASONMinimum 7 games

OVERALL1. 141.9 – Toby Davis (11 games) – 19922. 134.1 – Pierre Rembert (13 games) – 20063. 117.4 – Sha-Ron Edwards (12 games) – 2003

TEAM1. 254.4 (10 games) – 1968

AVERAGE PER GAME // CAREERMinimum 20 games

OVERALL1. 134.8 – Ron Bell (21 games) – 1970-722. 110.6 – Pierre Rembert (23 games) – 2005-063. 92.6 – Toby Davis (40 games) – 1988-92

100-YARD GAMES // SEASONOVERALL1. 12 – Pierre Rembert (2006)2. 9 – Toby Davis (1992)3. 7 – Ron Westmoreland (1987) 7 – Stephon Wilson (1987)

100-YARD GAMES // CAREEROVERALL1. 17 – Toby Davis (1989-92)2. 15 – Willie Watts (1998-2001) 15 – Pierre Rembert (2005-06)

100-YARD GAMES // CONSECUTIVEOVERALL1. 7 – Pierre Rembert, 9-2-06 – 10-21-06 2. 5 – Pierre Rembert, 11-4-06 – 12-2-06 5 – Geno Blow, 9-22-07 – 10-27-07

LONGEST RUSHES // GAMETD indicates if a touchdown was scored

OVERALL1. 92 – Ron Bell at WIU, 10-23-71 (TD)2. 90 – Bob Riggenbach vs. IWU, 10-20-543. 88 – Bob Riggenbach vs. Lewis, 1955 (TD)

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 84 – Cameron Smith vs. Ind. St., 10-16-93 (TD)

HANCOCK STADIUM1. 90 –Donte Pimpleton (W. Kentucky), 11-3-01 (TD)ISU Best: 84 – Cameron Smith vs. Ind. St., 10-16-93 (TD)

PLAYOFF GAME1. 44- Dusty Burk at Hofstra, 12-4-99

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PASSING ATTEMPTS // GAMEOVERALL1. 66 – Kevin Glenn vs. WIU, 11-8-972. 61 – Kevin Glenn vs. UNI, 10-10-983. 60 – John Coppens vs. C. Florida, 10-20-84

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 66 – Kevin Glenn vs. WIU, 11-8-97

HANCOCK STADIUM1. 66 – Kevin Glenn vs. WIU, 11-8-97

PLAYOFF GAME1. 45 – Kevin Glenn at NW St., 11-28-98

TEAM – OVERALL1. 67 – vs. Western Illinois, 11-8-97

TEAM – VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 67 – vs. Western Illinois, 11-8-97

TEAM – HANCOCK STADIUM1. 67 – vs. Western Illinois, 11-8-97

TEAM – PLAYOFF GAME1. 45 – at Northwestern State, 11-28-98

PASSING ATTEMPTS // SEASONOVERALL1. 407 – Kevin Glenn (249-407-11) – 19982. 401 – Yance Vaughan (204-401-21) – 20043. 384 – Lester Anderson (214-384-10) – 1996

TEAM1. 472 (295-472-14) – 1999

PASSING ATTEMPTS // CAREER1. 1,164 – Kevin Glenn (663-1164-39) – 1997-20002. 1,059 – John Coppens (554-1059-63) – 1981-843. 1,001 – Luke Drone (610-1001-42) – 2004-07

PASSING COMPLETIONS //GAMEOVERALL1. 41 – Kevin Glenn vs. WIUs, 11-8-972. 36 – Danny Barnett vs. WIU, 10-2-933. 35 – Kevin Glenn vs. UNI, 10-10-98

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 41 – Kevin Glenn vs. WIU, 11-8-97

HANCOCK STADIUM1. 41 – Kevin Glenn vs. WIU, 11-8-97

PLAYOFF GAME1. 31 – Dusty Burk at Hofstra, 12-4-99

TEAM – OVERALL1. 41 – vs. Western Illinois, 11-8-97

TEAM – VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 41 – vs. Western Illinois, 11-8-97

TEAM – HANCOCK STADIUM1. 41 – vs. Western Illinois, 11-8-97

TEAM – PLAYOFF GAME1. 34 – at Hofstra, 12-4-99

PASSING COMPLETIONS // SEASONOVERALL1. 249 – Kevin Glenn (249-407-11) – 19982. 214 – Luke Drone (214-332-12) – 2005 214 – Lester Anderson (214-384-10) – 1996

TEAM1. 295 (295-472-14) – 1999

PASSING COMPLETIONS // CAREER1. 663 – Kevin Glenn (663-1164-39) – 1997-20002. 610 – Luke Drone (610-1001-42) – 2004-073. 554 – John Coppens (554-1059-63) – 1981-84

PASSING YARDS // GAMEOVERALL1. 457 – Kevin Glenn at UNI, 10-10-982. 446 – Kevin Glenn vs. WIU, 11-8-973. 440 – Luke Drone vs. Indiana State, 11-12-05

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 457 – Kevin Glenn vs. UNI, 10-10-98

HANCOCK STADIUM1. 446 – Kevin Glenn vs. WIU, 11-8-97

PLAYOFF GAME1. 350 – Dusty Burk at Hofstra, 12-4-99

BY CLASSFr. – 446, Kevin Glenn vs. WIU, 11-8-97So. – 457, Kevin Glenn vs. UNI, 10-10-98Jr. – 344, Kevin Glenn vs. Truman State, 9-2-99Sr. – 384, Steve Stull vs. Indiana State, 11-16-85

TEAM – OVERALL1. 457 – at Northern Iowa, 10-10-98

TEAM – VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 457 – at Northern Iowa, 10-10-98

TEAM – HANCOCK STADIUM1. 450 – vs. Northern Iowa, 10-4-97

TEAM – PLAYOFF GAME1. 374 – at Hofstra, 12-4-99

PASSING YARDS // SEASONINDIVIDUAL1. 3,037 – Kevin Glenn (249-407-11) – 19982. 2,961 – Luke Drone (203-349-13) – 20063. 2,930 – Luke Drone (214-332-12) – 2005

BY CLASSFr. – 2,265, Kevin Glenn (1997)So. – 3,037, Kevin Glenn (1998)Jr. – 2,961, Luke Drone (2006)Sr. – 2,485, Yance Vaughan (2004)

TEAM1. 3,228 (295-472-14) – 1999

PASSING YARDS // CAREER1. 8,251 – Kevin Glenn (663-1164-39) – 1997-20002. 8,123 – Luke Drone (610-1001-42) – 2004-073. 6,238 – John Coppens (554-1059-63) – 1981-84

PASSING TD // GAMEOVERALL1. 6 – Kevin Glenn vs. S. Utah, 10-31-982. 5 – Luke Drone vs. Indiana State, 11-12-05 5 – Luke Drone vs. Drake, 9-10-05 5 – Dusty Burk vs. SIU, 10-23-99 5 – Kevin Glenn vs. St. Francis, 9-12-98

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 5 – Luke Drone vs. Indiana State, 11-12-05 5 – Dusty Burk vs.SIU, 10-23-99

HANCOCK STADIUM1. 6 – Kevin Glenn vs. S. Utah, 10-31-98

PLAYOFF GAME1. 3 – Dusty Burk vs. Colgate, 11-27-99

TEAM – OVERALL1. 6 – vs. Southern Utah, 10-31-98 6 – vs. St. Francis, 9-12-98

TEAM – VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 5 – vs. Indiana State, 11-12-05 5 – at Southern Illinois, 10-23-99

TEAM – HANCOCK STADIUM1. 6 – vs. Southern Utah, 10-31-98 6 – vs. St. Francis, 9-12-98

TEAM – PLAYOFF GAME1. 3 vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 3 at Hofstra, 12-4-99

PASSING TD // SEASONOVERALL1. 26 – Kevin Glenn – 19982. 22 – Luke Drone – 20053. 21 – Luke Drone – 2006

TEAM1. 30 – 1999

PASSING TD // CAREER1. 62 – Kevin Glenn – 1997-20002. 61 – Luke Drone – 2004-073. 49 – John Coppens – 1981-84

PASSES INTERCEPTED // SEASONOVERALL1. 21 – Yance Vaughan (204-401-21) – 20042. 19 – John Coppens (168-305-19) – 1983 19 – Eric Scott (116-231-19) – 1973

TEAM 1. 25 (186-389-25) – 1982

PASSES INTERCEPTED // CAREER1. 63 – John Coppens (554-1,059-63) – 1981-842. 42 – Luke Drone (610-1,001-42) – 2004-073. 39 – Kevin Glenn (663-1,164-39) – 1997-2000

PASS COMPLETION PCT //SEASONMinimum 175 attemptsOVERALL1. 64.5 – Luke Drone (214-332-12) - 20052. 63.3 – Dusty Burk (174-275-10) - 19993. 61.2 – Kevin Glenn (249-407-11) - 1998

TEAM1. 64.2 (217-338-12) – 2005

PASS COMPLETION PCT // CAREERMinimum 300 attempts

1. 60.9 – Luke Drone (610-1,001-42) – 2004-072. 59.0 – Danny Barnett (328-556-18) – 1992-943. 57.3 – Dusty Burk (357-623-27) – 1999-2001

CONSECUTIVE COMPLETIONS, NO INT1. 153 – Adrian Wilson, game 9, 1988 - game 3, 19912. 101 – Kevin Glenn, game 10, 1997 - game 8, 1998

CONSECUTIVE GAMES, NO INT1. 6 – Luke Drone (2006)2. 5 – Eric Scott (1972) 5 – Steve Hagenbruch (1971)

LONGEST COMPLETIONS // GAMETD indicates if a touchdown was scored

OVERALL1. 98 – K. Glenn to R. Garrett at Ind. St., 10-3-98 (TD)2. 97 – L. Anderson to K. Glenn at Ball St., 9-11-93 (TD)3. 92 – S. Stull to T. Turner vs. Ind. St., 11-16-85 (TD)

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 98 – K. Glenn to R. Garrett at Ind. St., 10-3-98 (TD)

HANCOCK STADIUM1. 98 – S. LaFalce to M. Thomas (WIU), 10-29-05 (TD)

PLAYOFF GAME1. 51 – K. Glenn to J. Niete at NW St., 11-28-98

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RECEIVING YARDS // GAMEOVERALL1. 292 – Laurént Robinson vs. Indiana St., 11-12-052. 259 – Rickey Garrett vs. S. Utah, 10-31-983. 243 – Laurént Robinson vs. UNI, 10-22-05 243 – Dwayne Smith at Illinois, 9-6-03

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 292 – Laurént Robinson vs. Ind. St., 11-12-05

HANCOCK STADIUM1. 292 – Laurént Robinson vs. Ind. St., 11-12-05

PLAYOFF GAME1. 107 – Jacob Niete at NW St., 11-28-98

BY CLASSFr. – 135, Jon Laurenti vs. Truman St., 9-2-99So. – 115, Justin Frierson vs. W. Va. Tech, 8-31-00Jr. – 292, Laurént Robinson vs. Indiana St., 11-12-05Sr. – 243, Dwayne Smith at Illinois, 9-6-03

TEAM – OVERALL1. 457 – at Northern Iowa, 10-10-982. 450 – vs. Northern Iowa, 10-4-973. 446 – vs. Western Illinois, 11-8-97

TEAM – VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 457 – at Northern Iowa, 10-10-98

TEAM – HANCOCK STADIUM1. 450 – vs. Northern Iowa, 10-4-97

TEAM – PLAYOFF GAME1. 374 – at Hofstra, 12-4-99

RECEIVING YARDS // SEASONOVERALL1. 1,465 – Laurént Robinson (86-1465) – 20052. 1,175 – Rickey Garrett (74-1175) – 19983. 1,007 – Clarence Collins (64-1007) – 1983

BY CLASSFr. – 529, Kevett Mickle (2004)So. – 585, Rickey Garrett (1997)Jr. – 1,465, Laurént Robinson (2005)Sr. – 1,007, Clarence Collins (1983)

TEAM1. 3,228 (295-3,228) – 1999

RECEIVING YARDS // CAREER1. 3,007 – Laurént Robinson (192-3,007) – 2003-062. 2,719 – Rickey Garrett (177-2,719) – 1996-993. 2,498 – Clarence Collins (147-2,498) – 1980-83

RECEPTIONS // GAMEOVERALL1. 14 – Laurént Robinson vs. Ind. St, 11-12-05 14 – Dwayne Smith at Illinois, 9-6-033. 13 – Darnell Jones vs. WIU, 11-8-97

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 14 – Laurént Robinson vs. Indiana St., 11-12-05

HANCOCK STADIUM1. 15 – Willie White, Eastern Illinois, 10-9-71ISU Best: 14 – Laurént Robinson vs. Ind. St., 11-12-05

PLAYOFF GAME1. 7 – Rickey Garrett at Hofstra, 12-4-99 7 – Aveion Cason at Hofstra, 12-4-99 7 – Laurént Robinson at YSU, 12-2-06

BY CLASSFr. – 10, Jon Laurenti vs. Truman St., 9-2-99So. – 13, Darnell Jones vs. W. Ill., 11-8-97Jr. – 14, Laurént Robinson vs. Ind. St., 11-12-05Sr. – 14, Dwayne Smith at Illinois, 9-6-03

BY A RUNNING BACK1. 13 – Darnell Jones vs. W. Illinois, 11-8-97

TEAM – OVERALL1. 41 – vs. Western Illinois, 11-8-97

TEAM – VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 41 – vs. Western Illinois, 11-8-97

TEAM – HANCOCK STADIUM1. 41 – vs. Western Illinois, 11-8-97

TEAM – PLAYOFF GAME1. 34 – at Hofstra, 12-4-99

RECEPTIONS // SEASONOVERALL1. 86 – Laurént Robinson (86-1,465) – 20052. 74 – Rickey Garrett (74-1,175) – 19983. 64 – Clarence Collins (64-1,007) – 1983

BY CLASSFr. – 34, Kevett Mickle (2004)So. – 51, Ray Fouchea (1996)Jr. – 86, Laurént Robinson (2005)Sr. – 64, Clarence Collins (1983)

BY A RUNNING BACK1. 50 – Aveion Cason (1999)

TEAM1. 295 (295-3,228) – 1999

RECEPTIONS // CAREEROVERALL1. 192 – Laurént Robinson (192-3,007) – 2003-062. 177 – Rickey Garrett (177-2,719) – 1996-993. 147 – Clarence Collins (147-2,498) – 1980-83

BY A RUNNING BACK1. 84 – Vic Northern (1987-90)

TD RECEPTIONS // GAMEOVERALL1. 4 – Rickey Garrett vs. Kentucky St., 11-21-98 4 – Rickey Garrett vs. S.Utah, 10-31-983. 3 – Laurént Robinson vs. Ind. State, 11-12-05 3 – Laurént Robinson vs. UNI, 10-22-05 3 – Laurént Robinson vs. Drake, 9-10-05 3 – Cory Grow vs. St. Francis, 9-12-98 3 – Kevin Glenn vs. Missouri State, 10-9-93 3 – Clarence Collins vs. Nicholls St.., 10-22-83 3 – Dave Wilson vs. Eastern Illinois, 10-6-84

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 3 – Laurént Robinson vs. UNI, 10-22-05 3 – Laurént Robinson vs. Ind. St., 11-12-05 3 – Kevin Glenn vs. Missouri State, 10-9-93

HANCOCK STADIUM1. 4 – Rickey Garrett vs. Kentucky St., 11-21-98 4 – Rickey Garrett vs. S.Utah, 10-31-98

PLAYOFF GAME1. 2 – Steve Kostro at Hofstra, 12-4-99 2 – Laurént Robinson at YSU, 12-2-06

TEAM – OVERALL1. 6 – vs. Southern Utah, 10-31-98 6 – vs. St. Francis, 9-12-98

TEAM – VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 5 – vs. Indiana State, 11-12-05 5 – at Southern Illinois, 10-23-99

TEAM – HANCOCK STADIUM1. 6 – vs. Southern Utah, 10-31-98 6 – vs. St. Francis, 9-12-98

TEAM – PLAYOFF GAME1. 3 – vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 3 – at Hofstra, 12-4-99

TD RECEPTIONS // SEASONOVERALL1. 13 – Rickey Garrett – 19982. 12 – Laurént Robinson – 20053. 11 – Clarence Collins – 1983

TEAM1. 30 – 1999

TD RECEPTIONS // CAREER1. 29 – Laurént Robinson – 2003-062. 22 – Rickey Garrett – 1996-993. 20 – Clarence Collins – 1980-83

AVG YARDS/CATCH // GAMEMinimum 3 receptions

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 38.7 – Tim Turner (3-116) vs. Ind. St, 11-16-85

PLAYOFF GAME1. 23.5 – Steve Kostro (3-32) at Hofstra, 12-4-99

AVG YARDS/CATCH // SEASONMinimum 20 receptions

OVERALL1. 23.70 – Vito Golson (20-474) – 20002. 18.52 – Clarence Collins (31-574) – 19813. 17.97 – Kevin Glenn (37-665) – 1993

TEAM1. 17.56 (32-562) – 1957

AVG YARDS/CATCH // CAREERMinimum 50 receptions1. 17.82 – Vito Golson (113-2,014) – 1999-20022. 16.99 – Clarence Collins (147-2,498) – 1980-833. 15.93 – Pierre Jackson (76-1,211) – 2004-06

RECEPTIONS/GAME // SEASONMinimum 7 games

OVERALL1. 7.82 – Laurént Robinson (11 games) – 20052. 6.17 – Rickey Garrett (12 games) – 19983. 5.82 – Clarence Collins (11 games) – 1983

TEAM1. 22.18 (11 games) – 1996

RECEPTIONS/GAME // CAREERMinimum 20 games1. 4.59 – Clarence Collins (32 games) – 1980-832. 4.47 – Laurént Robinson (43 games) – 2003-063. 4.43 – Dwayne Smith (23 games) – 2002-03

100-YARD GAMES // SEASON1. 6 – Laurént Robinson (2005)2. 5 – Rickey Garrett (1998) 5 – Clarence Collins (1993) 5 – Kevin Glenn (1993)

100-YARD GAMES // CAREER1. 9 – Rickey Garrett (1996-99) 9 – Laurént Robinson (2003-06)3. 8 – Clarence Collins (1980-83)

100-YARD GAMES // CONSECUTIVE1. 3 – Laurént Robinson, 10-8-05 – 10-22-052. 2 – Jason Horton, 10-13-07 – 10-20-07 2 – Pierre Jackson, 9-9-06 – 9-16-06 2 – Laurént Robinson, 9-3-05 – 9-10-05 2 – Rickey Garrett, 10-24-98 – 10-31-98 2 – Rickey Garrett, 10-4-97 – 10-11-97 2 – Kyle Robinson, 10-15-94 – 10-22-94 2 – Kevin Glenn, 10-2-93 – 10-9-93 2 – Clarence Collins, 11-5-83 – 11-12-83

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TOTAL TACKLES // GAMEOVERALL 1. 27 – Galen Scott vs. S. Utah, 10-31-982. 26 – Boomer Grigsby vs. YSU, 11-9-023. 25 – Joe Woods at MSU, 11-9-91

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 26 – Boomer Grigsby vs. YSU, 11-9-02

HANCOCK STADIUM1. 27 – Galen Scott vs. S. Utah, 10-31-98 27 – Valinn Carey, Lincoln, 9-1-84

PLAYOFF GAME1. 16 – Derek Smith at Hofstra, 12-4-99

BY CLASSFr. – 23, Galen Scott at YSU, 11-1-97So. – 27, Galen Scott vs. S. Utah, 10-31-98 Jr. – 21, Boomer Grigsby at Illinois, 9-6-03Sr. – 25, Joe Woods at MSU, 11-9-91

TOTAL TACKLES // SEASONOVERALL 1. 186 – Galen Scott (109-77) – 19982. 179 – Boomer Grigsby (109-70) – 2003 179 – Boomer Grigsby (108-71) – 2002

BY CLASSFr. – 93, Boomer Grigsby (2001)So. – 186, Galen Scott (1998) Jr. – 179, Boomer Grigsby (2003)Sr. – 154, Cameron Siskowic (2006)

TEAM1. 1,403 (816-587) – 1999

TOTAL TACKLES // CAREER1. 580 – Boomer Grigsby (325-255) – 2001-042. 579 – Galen Scott (328-251) – 1997-20003. 470 – Wilbert Brown (189-281) – 1988-91

SOLO TACKLES // SEASONOVERALL 1. 109 – Boomer Grigsby (109-70) – 2003 109 – Galen Scott (109-77) – 19983. 108 – Boomer Grigsby (108-71) – 2002

TEAM1. 816 (816-587) – 1999

SOLO TACKLES // CAREER1. 328 – Galen Scott (328-251) – 1997-20002. 325 – Boomer Grigsby (325-255) – 2001-043. 256 – Ryan Szokola (256-141) – 1997-2000

ASSISTED TACKLES // SEASONOVERALL 1. 108 – Wilbert Brown (48-108) – 19912. 81 – Chris Stevens (59-81) – 19953. 79 – Wilbert Brown (46-79) – 1989 79 – Cameron Siskowic (75-79) – 2006

TEAM1. 669 (434-669) – 1991 669 (434-669) – 1992

ASSISTED TACKLES // CAREER1. 281 – Wilbert Brown (189-281) – 1988-912. 255 – Boomer Grigsby (325-255) – 2001-043. 251 – Galen Scott (328-251) – 1997-2000

AVG TACKLES/GAME // SEASONOVERALL 1. 16.3 – Boomer Grigsby (2002)2. 15.5 – Galen Scott (1998)3. 14.9 – Boomer Grigsby (2003)

AVG TACKLES/GAME // CAREER1. 13.2 – Boomer Grigsby (2001-04)2. 12.1 – Galen Scott (1997-2000)3. 10.7 – Wilbert Brown (1988-91)

TACKLES-FOR-LOSS // GAMEOVERALL 1. 7 – Richard Elliott vs. Louisiana Tech, 9-7-742. 6.5 – Brent Hawkins vs. UNI, 10-22-053. 6 – Barry Moton vs. Wayne State, 9-20-86 6 – John Kropke vs. Wayne State, 9-20-86 6 – Mark Wallner at SIU, 11-6-76

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 6.5 – Brent Hawkins vs. UNI, 10-22-05

HANCOCK STADIUM1. 7 – Richard Elliott vs. Louisiana Tech, 9-7-74

PLAYOFF GAME1. 3 – Damian Gregory vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 3 – Tim Angsten at Ga. Southern, 12-11-99

TACKLES-FOR-LOSS // SEASONOVERALL 1. 26.5 – Brent Hawkins (22-9/120) – 20052. 25.0 – Jonathan Friend (25-0/119) – 2002

TEAM1. 116.0 (116-0/0) – 1986

TACKLES-FOR-LOSS // CAREER1. 54.0 – John Kropke (54-0/0) – 1984-872. 45.0 – Galen Scott (45-0/114) – 1997-20003. 41.0 – Boomer Grigsby (40-2/132) – 2001-04

YARDS FROM TFL // SEASONOVERALL 1. 120 – Brent Hawkins (22-9/120) – 20052. 119 – Jonathan Friend (25-0/119) – 20023. 107 – Ray Robinson (19-1/107) – 2003

YARDS FROM TFL // CAREER1. 169 – Jonathan Friend (38-0/169) – 2001-022. 159 – Brent Hawkins (30-17/159) – 2004-053. 150 – Ray Robinson (33-1/150) – 2000-03

QUARTERBACK SACKS // GAMEOVERALL 1. 5 – Brent Hawkins vs. UNI, 10-22-05 5 – Devon Finn vs. YSU, 11-14-98 5 – Rich Zukowski at WSU, 11-8-86

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 5 – Brent Hawkins vs. UNI, 10-22-05 5 – Devon Finn vs. YSU, 11-14-98

HANCOCK STADIUM1. 5 – Brent Hawkins vs. UNI, 10-22-05 5 – Devon Finn vs. YSU, 11-14-98

PLAYOFF GAME1. 3 – Damian Gregory vs. Colgate, 11-27-99

TEAM – OVERALL1. 12 – at Western Illinois, 11-4-00

TEAM – VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 12 – at Western Illinois, 11-4-00

TEAM – HANCOCK STADIUM1. 9 – vs. UNI, 10-22-05

TEAM – PLAYOFF GAME1. 4 – at Hofstra, 12-4-99 4 – vs. Colgate, 11-27-99

QUARTERBACK SACKS // SEASONOVERALL 1. 17.0 – Brent Hawkins (16-2/87) – 20052. 14.0 – Ray Robinson (14-0/91) – 2003

TEAM1. 47.0 (47-0/0) – 1986

QUARTERBACK SACKS // CAREER1. 25.5 – Ray Robinson (25-1/155) – 2000-032. 25.0 – John Kropke (25-0/0) – 1984-873. 23.5 – Tony Jones (23-1/75) – 1988-91

YARDS FROM SACKS // SEASON OVERALL1. 91 – Ray Robinson (14-0/91) – 20032. 87 – Brent Hawkins (16-2/87) – 20053. 72 – Jonathan Friend (7-1/72) – 2002

TEAM1. 311 (42-0/311) – 1999

YARDS FROM SACKS // CAREER1. 155 – Ray Robinson (25-1/155) – 2000-032. 109 – Galen Scott (19-0/109) – 1997-20003. 108 – Brent Hawkins (19-2/108) – 2004-05

PASSES BROKEN UP // GAMEOVERALL1. 6 – Sam Young vs. YSU, 10-7-00

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 6 – Sam Young vs. YSU, 10-7-00

HANCOCK STADIUM1. 6 – Sam Young vs. YSU, 10-7-00

PLAYOFF GAME1. 2 – Devon Finn at Ga. Southern, 12-11-99 2 – Derek Smith at Hofstra, 12-4-99 2 – James Temple at EIU, 11-25-06 2 – Leon Kittrell at YSU, 12-2-06

PASSES BROKEN UP // SEASONOVERALL1. 21 – Sam Young (1999)2. 20 – Sam Young (2000)3. 16 – Armando Andrade (1999) 16 – Warren Calhoun (1987) 16 – Anthony Offi ce (1980)

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PUNTING RECORDSPUNT YARDS // GAMEOVERALL 1. 527 – Jake Strader at Minnesota, 9-18-992. 487 – Link Woodward at W. Illinois, 10-27-843. 454 – Troy Maskel at W. Kentucky, 11-2-02

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 454 – Troy Maskel at W. Kentucky, 11-2-022. 451 – Mike McCabe at Western Illinois, 10-4-08

HANCOCK STADIUM1. 515 – Mark Poleyn, Wayne State, 9-20-86ISU Best: 451 – James Olivieri vs. E. Mich., 11-13-76

PLAYOFF GAME1. 270 – Jake Strader at Georgia S., 12-11-99

TEAM - OVERALL1. 527 – at Minnesota, 9-18-99

TEAM – VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 454 – at W. Kentucky, 11-2-02

TEAM – HANCOCK STADIUM1. 515 – by Wayne State, 9-20-86ISU Best: 451 – vs. Eastern Michigan, 11-13-76

TEAM – PLAYOFF GAME1. 270 – at Georgia Southern, 12-11-99

PUNT YARDS // SEASONOVERALL 1. 3,294 – Jim McDougle (83-3,294) – 19822. 3,042 – Mike McCabe (69-3,042) – 19883. 2,947 – Phil Meyer (78-2,947) – 1977

TEAM1. 3,343 (86-3,343) – 1982

PUNT YARDS // CAREER1. 10,444 – Mike McCabe (262-10,444) – 1985-882. 10,005 – Todd Kurz (252-10,005) – 1993-963. 9,683 – Jake Strader (237-9,683) – 1997-2000

PUNT ATTEMPTS // GAMEOVERALL 1. 12 – Jake Strader at Minnesota, 9-18-99 12 – Mike McCabe vs. W. Illinois, 10-4-86 12 – Link Woodward at W. Illinois, 10-27-84 12 – Jim Olivieri vs. Eastern Michigan, 11-13-76 12 – John Bunch vs. Southern Illinois, 11-24-73

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 12 – Mike McCabe vs. Western Illinois, 10-4-86

HANCOCK STADIUM1. 14 – Wayne Crowley (SIU), 11-24-73ISU Best: 12 – Mike McCabe vs. W. Illinois, 10-4-86; 12 – Jim Olivieri vs. Eastern Michigan,11-13-76; 12 – John Bunch vs. Southern Illinois,11-24-73

PLAYOFF GAME1. 7 – Jake Strader at Georgia Southern, 12-11-99

TEAM - OVERALL1. 12 – at Minnesota, 9-18-99 12 – vs. Western Illinois, 10-4-86 12 – at Western Illinois, 10-27-84 12 – vs. Eastern Michigan, 11-13-76 12 – vs. Southern Illinois, 11-24-73

TEAM – VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 12 – vs. Western Illinois, 10-4-86

TEAM – HANCOCK STADIUM1. 14 – by Southern Illinois, 11-24-73

ISU Best: 12 – vs. Western Illinois, 10-4-86 12 – vs. Eastern Michigan, 11-13-76 12 – vs. Southern Illinois, 11-24-73

TEAM – PLAYOFF GAME1. 7 – at Georgia Southern, 12-11-99

PUNT ATTEMPTS // SEASONOVERALL 1. 83 – Jim McDougle (83-3,294) – 19822. 79 – Ron Koesler (79-2,838) – 19713. 78 – Phil Meyer (78-2,947) – 1977

TEAM1. 86 (86-3343) – 1982

PUNT ATTEMPTS // CAREER1. 262 – Mike McCabe (262-10,444) – 1985-882. 252 – Todd Kurz (252-10,005) – 1993-963. 237 – Jake Strader (237-9,683) – 1997-2000

AVERAGE YARDS/PUNT // GAMEMinimum 5 attemptsOVERALL 1. 53.4 – Ryan Hoffman (5-267) at INS, 10-2-042. 49.8 – Mike McCabe (5-249) vs. Mo.-Rolla, 10-1-883. 48.6 – Jake Strader (5-243) vs. Ky. St., 11-21-98

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 53.4 – Ryan Hoffman (5-267) at INS, 10-2-04

HANCOCK STADIUM1. 49.8 – Mike McCabe (5-249) vs. Mo.-Rolla, 10-1-88

PLAYOFF GAME1. 38.8 – Jake Strader (6-233) at N.W. St., 11-28-98

AVERAGE YARDS/PUNT // SEASONMinimum 20 attemptsOVERALL 1. 44.09 – Mike McCabe (69-3,042) – 19882. 43.87 – Ryan Hoffman (55-2,413) – 20043. 43.61 – Ryan Hoffman (36-1,570) – 2003

TEAM1. 42.85 (71-3,042) – 1988

AVERAGE YARDS/PUNT // CAREERMinimum 80 attempts1. 42.17 – Ryan Hoffman (186-7,843) – 2001, 03-052. 40.86 – Jake Strader (237-9,683) – 1997-20003. 39.86 – Mike McCabe (262-10,444) – 1985-88

LONGEST PUNT // GAMEOVERALL 1. 86 – Bill Manley vs. Northern Illinois, 10-20-792. 81 – John Bunch vs. Northern Illinois, 10-27-733. 79 – Link Woodward at W. Illinois, 10-27-84

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 75 – Jake Strader at Youngstown State, 11-1-97

HANCOCK STADIUM1. 86 – Bill Manley vs. Northern Illinois, 10-20-79

PLAYOFF GAME1. 63 – Jake Strader at Georgia S., 12-11-99

SCORING RECORDSTOTAL POINTS SCORED // GAMEOVERALL 1. 42 – Ron Bell at UW-Milwaukee, 11-21-702. 36 – Pierre Rembert at Missouri State, 11-5-053. 24 – Brian Thompson at S. Illinois, 10-15-05 24 – Sha-Ron Edwards at Missouri St., 11-8-03 24 – Rickey Garrett vs. Kentucky St., 11-21-98 24 – Rickey Garrett vs. S. Utah, 10-31-98 24 – Aveion Cason vs. SIU, 9-26-98 24 – Toby Davis vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-26-92

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 36 – Pierre Rembert at Missouri State, 11-5-05

HANCOCK STADIUM1. 24 – Rickey Garrett vs. Kentucky St., 11-21-98 24 – Rickey Garrett vs. S. Utah, 10-31-98 24 – Aveion Cason vs. SIU, 9-26-98 24 – Toby Davis vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-26-92

PLAYOFF GAME1. 18 – Aveion Cason vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 18 – Sam Zanders at N.W. St., 11-28-98

BY A KICKER1. 16 – Paul Politi vs. Central Florida, 9-28-85

TEAM - OVERALL1. 80 – vs. Eureka, 11-13-37

TEAM – VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 70 – vs. Indiana State, 11-18-05

TEAM – HANCOCK STADIUM1. 75 – vs. West Virginia Tech, 8-31-00

TEAM – PLAYOFF GAME1. 56 – vs. Colgate, 11-27-99

TOTAL POINTS SCORED // SEASONOVERALL 1. 120 – Toby Davis (20 TD) – 19922. 102 – Pierre Rembert (17 TD) – 20063. 86 – Bruce Cullen (14 TD, 1 PAT) – 1969 86 – Jake Strader (53 PAT, 11 FG) – 1999BY A KICKER1. 86 – Jake Strader (1999)2. 84 – Paul Politi (1983)3. 80 – Stephen Carroll (2003)

TEAM1. 487 (66 TD, 55 PAT, 11 FG) – 1999

TOTAL POINTS SCORED // CAREEROVERALL 1. 271 – Stephen Carroll (127 PAT, 48 FG) – 2001-042. 266 – Todd Kurz (89 PAT, 59 FG) – 1993-963. 251 – Paul Politi (101 PAT, 50 FG) – 1983-86

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TDS SCORED // GAMEOVERALL 1. 6 – Ron Bell at UW-Milwaukee, 11-21-70 6 – Pierre Rembert at Missouri State, 11-5-05

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 6 – Pierre Rembert at Missouri State, 11-5-05

HANCOCK STADIUM1. 4 – Rickey Garrett vs. Kentucky St., 11-21-98 4 – Rickey Garrett vs. Southern Utah, 10-31-98 4 – Aveion Cason vs. Southern Illinois, 9-26-98 4 – Toby Davis vs. Eastern Illinois, 9-26-92

PLAYOFF GAME1. 3 – Sam Zanders at N.W. St., 11-28-98 3 – Aveion Cason vs. Colgate, 11-27-99

TEAM - OVERALL1. 12 – vs. Eureka, 11-13-37

TEAM – VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 10 – vs. Indiana State, 10-13-07 10 – vs. Indiana State, 11-18-05

TEAM – HANCOCK STADIUM1. 10 – vs. Indiana State, 10-13-07 10 – vs. Indiana State, 11-12-05 10 – vs. West Virginia Tech, 8-31-00

TEAM – PLAYOFF GAME1. 8 – vs. Colgate, 11-27-99

TDS SCORED // SEASONOVERALL 1. 20 – Toby Davis (20 rush) – 19922. 17 – Pierre Rembert (16 rush, 1 rcv) – 2006

TEAM1. 66 (29 rush, 30 rcv, 7 ret) – 1999

TDS SCORED // CAREER1. 39 – Toby Davis (37 rush, 2 rcv) – 1988-922. 29 – Pierre Rembert (28 rush, 1 rcv) – 2005-06 29 – Laurént Robinson (29 rcv) – 2003-06

AVG. POINTS SCORED // SEASON1. 39.2 – 20052. 35.4 – 19983. 34.8 --1999

KICKING RECORDSPAT KICKS MADE // GAMEOVERALL 1. 10 – Kevin Mazur vs. Indiana State, 11-12-052. 8 – Jake Strader vs. Prairie View A&M, 10-21-00 8 – Jake Strader vs. West Virginia Tech, 8-31-00 8 – Jake Strader vs. Colgate, 11-27-99

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 10 – Kevin Mazur vs. Indiana State, 11-12-05

HANCOCK STADIUM1. 10 – Kevin Mazur vs. Indiana State, 11-12-05

PLAYOFF GAME1. 8 – Jake Strader vs. Colgate, 11-27-99

TEAM - OVERALL1. 10 – vs. Indiana State, 11-12-05

TEAM – VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 10 – vs. Indiana State, 11-18-05

TEAM – HANCOCK STADIUM1. 10 – vs. Indiana State, 11-18-05

TEAM – PLAYOFF GAME1. 8 – vs. Colgate, 11-27-99

PAT KICKS MADE // SEASONOVERALL 1. 53 – Jake Strader (53-61) – 19992. 49 – Kevin Mazur (49-53) – 20053. 44 – Kevin Mazur (44-46) – 2006

TEAM1. 54 (54-63) – 1999

PAT KICKS MADE // CAREER1. 141 – Jake Strader (141-157) – 1997-2000

PAT KICK ATTEMPTS // GAMEOVERALL 1. 10 – Kevin Mazur vs. Indiana State, 11-12-052. 9 – Jake Strader vs. W. Virginia Tech, 8-31-003. 8 – Jake Strader vs. Colgate, 11-27-99 8 – Kevin Mazur at Southern Illinois, 10-15-05

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 10 – Kevin Mazur vs. Indiana State, 11-12-05

HANCOCK STADIUM1. 10 – Kevin Mazur vs. Indiana State, 11-12-05

PLAYOFF GAME1. 8 – Jake Strader vs. Colgate, 11-27-99

TEAM - OVERALL1. 10 – vs. Indiana State, 10-13-07 10 – vs. Indiana State, 11-12-05 10 – vs. W. Virginia Tech, 9-31-00

TEAM – VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 10 – vs. Indiana State, 10-13-07 10 – vs. Indiana State, 11-12-05

TEAM – HANCOCK STADIUM1. 10 – vs. Indiana State, 10-13-07 10 – vs. Indiana State, 11-12-05 10 – vs. W. Virginia Tech, 9-31-00

TEAM – PLAYOFF GAME1. 8 – vs. Colgate, 11-27-99

PAT KICK ATTEMPTS // SEASONOVERALL 1. 61 – Jake Strader (53-61) – 19992. 53 – Kevin Mazur (49-53) – 20053. 46 – Kevin Mazur (44-46) – 2006

TEAM1. 63 (54-63) – 1999

PAT KICK ATTEMPTS // CAREER1. 157 – Jake Strader (141-157) – 1997-20002. 130 – Stephen Carroll (127-130) – 2001-043. 103 – Paul Politi (101-103) – 1983-86 103 – Kevin Mazur (96-103) – 2005-08

PAT KICK PCT // SEASONMinimum 20 attempts

OVERALL 1. 100.0 – Stephen Carroll (35-35) – 2003 100.0 – Paul Politi (31-31) – 1984 100.0 – Bruce Hoefnagel (20-20) – 1974 100.0 – Bruce Hoefnagel (30-30) – 1972 100.0 – Stephen Carroll (30-30) – 2002 100.0 – Steven Fetzer (30-30) – 2008 100.0 – Isaac Camargo (26-26) – 1979 100.0 – Todd Kurz (28-28) – 1994

TEAM1. 100.0 (20-20) – 1974 100.0 (14-14) – 1990 100.0 (35-35) – 2003 100.0 (17-17) – 1975 100.0 (17-17) – 1981 100.0 (26-26) – 1979 100.0 (31-31) – 1984 100.0 (30-30) – 1972 100.0 (30-30) – 2002

PAT KICK PCT // CAREERMinimum 50 attempts

1. 98.1 – Paul Politi (101-103) – 1983-862. 97.7 – Stephen Carroll (127-130) – 2001-043. 97.6 – Bruce Hoefnagel (80-82) – 1972-75

CONSECUTIVE PATS MADE1. 86 – Stephen Carroll (2001-04)2. 85 – Paul Politi (1983-86)3. 43 – Bruce Hoefnagel (1973-75)

FIELD GOALS MADE // GAMEOVERALL 1. 4 – Paul Politi vs. Wichita State, 11-9-85 4 – Paul Politi vs. Central Florida, 9-28-85 4 – Paul Politi vs. Western Illinois, 9-7-85 4 – Joel Pohlod at Villanova, 9-25-76

VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 4 – Paul Politi vs. Western Illinois, 9-7-85

HANCOCK STADIUM1. 4 – Paul Politi (ISU) vs. Wichita State, 11-9-85 4 – Paul Politi (ISU) vs. C. Florida, 9-28-85 4 – Paul Politi (ISU) vs. W. Illinois, 9-7-85 4 – John Pahoski, Central Michigan, 10-26-68 4 – Gerald Carlson, Buffalo, 9-16-95 4 – Jose Larios, McNeese State, 9-18-93

PLAYOFF GAME1. 1 – Jake Strader at Georgia Southern, 12-11-99 1 – Jake Strader at Hofstra, 12-4-99 1 – Kevin Mazur at Eastern Illinois, 11-25-06

TEAM - OVERALL1. 4 – vs. Wichita State, 11-9-85 4 – vs. Central Florida, 9-28-85 4 – vs. Western Illinois, 9-7-85 4 – vs. Villanova, 9-25-76

TEAM – VALLEY FOOTBALL GAME1. 4 – vs. Western Illinois, 9-7-85

TEAM – HANCOCK STADIUM1. 4 – vs. Wichita State, 11-9-85 4 – vs. C. Florida, 9-28-85 4 – vs. W. Illinois, 9-7-85 4 – by Buffalo, 9-16-95 4 – by McNeese State, 9-18-93 4 – by Central Michigan, 10-26-68

TEAM – PLAYOFF GAME1. 1 – at Georgia Southern, 12-11-99 1 – at Hofstra, 12-4-99 1 – at Eastern Illinois, 11-25-06

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NATCHITOCHES, LA. FIRST ROUND

Attendance // 8,118

NORTHWESTERN STATE 48,ILLINOIS STATE 28

GAME SUMMARYNo. 15 seed Illinois State was a team making its fi rstplayoff appearance and opened the game as such. No. 2 seed Northwestern State raced to a 21-0 lead before the Redbirds responded. ISU still managed a 502-yard day, but never matched the Demons’ speed in surrendering 650 total yards, including 344 on just 12 pass com ple tions. Just one of North west ern State’s seven scoring plays covered less than 29 yards.

SCORING SUMMARYSCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FIllinois State (8-4) 0 7 14 7 28Northwestern St. (10-2) 21 0 21 6 48

FIRST QUARTERNSU–Taylor 29-yard urn (LaToof kick), 13:19NSU–Pritchett 35-yard pass from Spangler (LaToof kick), 1:20NSU–Pritchett 60-yard pass from Spangler (LaToof kick), :00

SECOND QUARTERILS–Preusker 1-yard pass from Glenn (Strader kick), 3:45

THIRD QUARTERNSU–Jacquet 1-yard run (LaToof kick), 13:26ILS–Zanders 4-yard run (Strader kick), 12:59NSU–Jacquet 45-yard run (LaToof kick), 9:54NSU–Sutherland 59-yard pass from Spangler (LaToof kick), 5:45ILS–Zanders 2-yard run (Strader kick), 1:12

FOURTH QUARTERNSU–Pritchett 53-yard pass from Spangler (kick failed), 9:29ILS–Zanders 14-yard run (Strader kick), 3:12

TEAM STATISTICS ILS NSUFirst Downs 25 22Rushing Attempts-Yards 42-283 45-306Passing 18-45-2 12-19-1Passing Yards 219 344Total Offense 502 650Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-1Penalties-Yards 7-85 8-63Time of Possession 30:07 29:53

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING(ILS) – Zanders 21-135, Glenn 12-71, Cason 5-65, Spielman 1-9, Niete 1-5, Watts 2-(-2). (NSU) – Jacquet 11-97, Taylor 13-90, Powell 11-73, Traylor 4-21, Drago 2-8, Sutherland 1-8, Bivens 1-6, Spangler 1-2, Black 1-1.

PASSING(ILS) – Glenn 18-45-2-219. (NSU) – Spangler 12-17-1-344, Patterson 0-2-0-0.

RECEIVING(ILS) – Niete 5-107, Preusker 3-20, Grow 3-15, Garrett 2-21, Watts 1-29, Kostro 1-23, Beverly 1-6, Schaeve 1-(-1), Zanders 1-(-1). (NSU) – Pritchett 6-192, Black 3-21, Sutherland 2-103, Granger 1-28.

TACKLE LEADERS(ILS) – Scott 2-9-11, Waugh 2-5-7, Young 5-0-5, Szokola 3-2-5. (NSU) – Green 7-5-12, Williams 5-49, Delaney 3-5-8, Slate 3-3-6.

1999NOVEMBER 27NORMAL, ILL.FIRST ROUND

Attendance // 7,133

ILLINOIS STATE 56,COLGATE 13

GAME SUMMARYIn its fi rst home playoff game, sixth-seeded Illinois State routed Patriot League champion and 11th-seeded Colgate behind speedster Aveion Cason, who racked up 196 all-purpose yards, including 156 rushing, and three touchdowns. ISU scored on fi ve of its fi rst seven pos ses sions and tacked on a couple of special teams TDs, while the visiting Red Raiders had little success pen e trat ing a Redbird defense that racked up four sacks. Illinois State head coach Todd Berry sub sti tut ed freely throughout the second half.

SCORING SUMMARYSCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FIllinois State (10-2) 7 21 21 7 56 Colgate (10-2) 0 0 7 6 13

FIRST QUARTERILS–Laurenti 29-yard pass from Burk (Strader kick), 2:49

SECOND QUARTERILS–Killingsworth 20-yard blocked punt return (Strader kick), 9:20ILS–Cason 16-yard run (Strader kick), 5:44ILS–Cason 3-yard run (Strader kick), 2:34

THIRD QUARTERILS–Hunter 26-yard pass from Burk (Strader kick), 12:40ILS–Szokola 48-yard punt return (Strader kick), 11:04ILS–Kostro 43-yard pass from Burk (Strader kick), 6:53CU–Ojeda 20-yard pass from McCune (Kutschke kick), 2:22

FOURTH QUARTERCU–Joseph 77-yard run (Kutschke kick), 6:14ILS–Cason 21-yard run (Strader kick), :34

TEAM STATISTICS ILS CUFirst Downs 25 14Rushing Attempts-Yards 51-307 39-248Passing 12-17-0 10-19-2Passing Yards 165 118Total Offense 447 338Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1Penalties-Yards 4-36 5-45Time of Possession 31:31 28:29

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING(ILS) – Cason 21-156, Burk 10-75, Watts 18-54, Spielman 2-(-3).(CU) – Joseph 17-176, Lavoie 5-29, Vena 9-17, King 3-7, Weiss 1-5, McCune 4-(-14).

PASSING(ILS) – Burk 12-17-0-165, Spielman 0-0-0-0. (CU) – McCune 8-15-1-107, Vena 2-4-1-11.

RECEIVING(ILS) – Garrett 3-26, Cason 3-15, Laurenti 2-33, Hunter 2-29, Kostro 1-43, Preusker 1-19. (CU) – Ojeda 4-50, Morin 3-35, Mattes 2-16, Rossi 1-17.

TACKLE LEADERS(ILS) – Angsten 3-9-12, Scott 1-10-11, Szokola 3-5-8, Gregory 3-2-5. (CU) – Riley 1-12-13, Russell 5-7-12, Bowman 4-5-9, Hampton 2-5-7.

1999DECEMBER 4

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.QUARTERFINALS

Attendance // 5,586

ILLINOIS STATE 37,HOFSTRA 20

GAME SUMMARYHofstra quarterback Giovanni Carmazzi would later be drafted by the San Fran cisco 49ers, but on this day he took a back seat to ISU’s Dusty Burk. The Redbird freshman was amazing, completing 31-of-37 passes for 350 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He also rushed eight times for 54 yards. A 21-0 second-quarter blitz was too much for the homestanding and the third-seeded Flying Dutch men, who spent most of the game playing catch-up.

SCORING SUMMARYSCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FIllinois State (11-2) 3 21 13 0 37Hofstra (11-2) 7 0 13 0 20 FIRST QUARTERHU–Jones 4-yard run (Johnson kick), 5:57ILS–Strader 32-yard fi eld goal, 3:15

SECOND QUARTERILS–Watts 4-yard run (Strader kick), 8:38ILS–Kostro 6-yard pass from Burk (Strader kick), 2:47ILS–Watts 5-yard run (Strader kick), 1:41

THIRD QUARTERHU–Jones 35-yard pass from Carmazzi (kick failed), 13:40ILS–Bardwell 6-yard pass from Buck (kick failed), 7:23HU–Morales 13-yard pass from Carmazzi (Johnson kick), 3:42ILS–Kostro 34-yard pass from Burk (Strader kick), :12

TEAM STATISTICS ILS HUFirst Downs 26 28Rushing Attempts-Yards 37-166 29-102Passing 34-40-1 31-46-1Passing Yards 374 323Total Offense 540 425Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-2Penalties-Yards 6-43 4-27Time of Possession 34:40 25:20

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING (ILS) – Cason 10-59, Burk 8-54, Watts 12-41, James 7-12. (HU) – Jones 14-51, Carmazzi 9-26, Butler 5-20, Jackson 1-5.

PASSING(ILS) – Burk 31-37-1-350, Spielman 3-3-0-24. (HU) – Carmazzi 28-35-0-291, Butler 3-11-1-32.

RECEIVING(ILS) – Garrett 7-90, Cason 7-88, Preusker 6-25, Kostro 4-94, Watts 3-4, Hunter 2-36, Niete 2-23, Laurenti 1-10, Bardwell 1-6, James 1-(-2). (HU) – Jones 9-116, Morales 7-73, Jackson 7-47, Adams 4-56, Roy 3-28, Maxwell 1-3.

TACKLE LEADERS(ILS) – Smith 5-11-16, Andrade 3-6-9, Scott 3-4-7, Corbin 4-2-6. (HU) – Emanuel 4-9-13, Thomas 9-3-12, Shanahan 6-6-12, Longdon 4-5-9.

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STATESBORO, GA.SEMIFINALS

Attendance // 12,299

GA. SOUTHERN 28,ILLINOIS STATE 17

GAME SUMMARYIllinois State’s fi rst possession resulted in a 12-play, 68-yard touchdown drive, but that would be the last time the Redbirds would lead the top-seeded and eventual national champion Georgia Southern Eagles. It was the 900th game in the history of ISU’s program. GSU ripped off 21 un an swered points before Jake Strader booted a 50-yard fi eld goal for ISU on the last play of the fi rst half. Each team added a second-half touchdown, but Illinois State had little success penetrating Georgia Southern’s defense and Walter Payton Award-winner Adrian Peterson helped GSU control the ball by rushing 31 times for 183 yards and three touch downs.

SCORING SUMMARYSCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FIllinois State (11-3) 7 3 0 7 17Georgia Southern (12-2) 7 14 0 7 28

FIRST QUARTERILS–Laurenti 18-yard pass from Burk (Strader kick), 9:42GSU–Hill 10-yard run (Chambers kick), 3:43

SECOND QUARTERGSU–Peterson 1-yard run (Chambers kick), 2:55GSU–Peterson 2-yard run (Chambers kick), :43ILS –Strader 50-yard fi eld goal, :00

FOURTH QUARTERGSU–Peterson 10-yard run (Chambers kick), 10:47ILS–Preusker 2-yard pass from Burk (Strader kick), 8:04

TEAM STATISTICS ILS GSUFirst Downs 13 22Rushing Attempts-Yards 28-69 67-363Passing 21-32-2 3-7-1Passing Yards 191 76Total Offense 260 439Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1Penalties-Yards 8-80 4-30Time of Possession 26:26 33:34

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING (ILS) – Cason 11-48, Burk 9-12, James 5-7, Watts 3-2. (GSU) – Peterson 31-183, Hill 25-80, Cunningham 7-65, Freeman 2-23, Myers 1-14, Weathers 1-(-2).

PASSING(ILS) – Burk 21-32-2-191. (GSU) – Hill 3-7-1-76.

RECEIVING(ILS) – Cason 6-58, Kostro 3-32, Garrett 3-24, Preusker 3-10, Niete 2-37, James 2-4, Laurenti 1-18, Watts 1-8. (GSU) – Johnson 3-76.

TACKLE LEADERS(ILS) – Scott 6-4-10, Young 9-0-9, Bull 6-3-9, Finn 7-1-8. (GSU) – Thomas 4-3-7, Pesqueira 4-2-6, Allen 4-0-4, Neese 4-0-4.

2006NOVEMBER 25

CHARLESTON, ILL.FIRST ROUND

Attendance // 4,400

ILLINOIS STATE 24,EASTERN ILLINOIS 13

GAME SUMMARYJason Tate and Jesse Caesar each returned an interception for a touchdown to lead Illinois State to a 24-13 NCAA Division I Football Championship fi rst round game victory over Eastern Illinois. With 10:48 left in the game, the EIU defense put points on the scoreboard to take the lead. Defensive back Terrance Sanders answered Tate’s earlier interception return for a touchdown with one of his own for 87 yards to put the Panthers up 13-10. However, Pierre Rembert would regain the lead for the Redbirds on an 18-yard touchdown run with 2:07 left in the game to make the score 17-13 in favor of ISU. To seal the win, Caesar picked off a Stinson pass and ran it back 45 yards for a touchdown to put the game away at 24-13.

SCORING SUMMARYSCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FIllinois State (9-3) 3 7 0 14 24Eastern Illinois (8-5) 0 6 0 7 13

FIRST QUARTERILS–Mazur 30-yard fi eld goal. 7:35

SECOND QUARTEREIU –Yates 47-yard fi eld goal, 9:54ILS–J. Tate 41-yard interception return (Mazur kick), 5:35EIU–Yates 39-yard fi eld goal, :40

FOURTH QUARTEREIU–Sanders 87-yard interception return (Yates kick), 10:48ILS–Rembert 18-yard run (Mazur kick), 2:07ILS–Caesar 45-yard interception return (Mazur kick), 1:00

TEAM STATISTICS ILS EIUFirst Downs 18 7Rushing Attempts-Yards 38-162 22-59Passing 16-33-4 15-30-3Passing Yards 177 79Total Offense 339 138Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 3-30 6-35Time of Possession 33:38 26:22

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING(ILS) – Rembert 27-122, Drone 7-21, R. Rice 4-19. (EIU) – Webb 14-54, Adeniji 2-9, Smith 3-5, Rucker 1-0, Duhai 1-(-2), Stinson 1-(-7).

PASSING(ILS) – Drone 16-33-4-177. (EIU) – Stinson 15-30-3-79.

RECEIVING(ILS) – Robinson 5-55, Horton 3-42, D. Passarelli 2-17, Mordis 2-15, R. Rice 1-24, Rourke 1-9, Rembert 1-8, Jackson 1-7. (EIU) – Campanella 7-32, Webb 4-13, Mobley 2-20, Adeniji 1-11, Duhai 1-3.

TACKLE LEADERS(ILS) – Campbell 3-8-11, C. Siskowic 5-5-10, Stewart 4-4-8, Caesar 2-4-6, Temple 0-3-3. (EIU) – Burge 6-11-17, Brown 5-1-6, Torres 0-6-6, Seymour 1-5-6, Thomas 1-4-5.

2006DECEMBER 2

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIOQUARTERFINALS

Attendance // 10,813

YOUNGSTOWN STATE 28,ILLINOIS STATE 21

GAME SUMMARYIllinois State took the opening kickoff and drove 58 yards in nine plays capped by a 4-yard pass from Luke Drone to Laurent Robinson, but that was the only offense until a fourth quarter rally which fell short as the Redbirds lost at Youngstown State 28-21 in a clash between Gateway Football Conference teams. YSU took a commanding 28-7 lead, but the Redbirds added a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter to close the defi cit to 28-21. ISU had one fi nal chance with 2:18 left of the clock, but the Redbirds were unable to get a fi rst down to sustain the potential game-winning drive.

SCORING SUMMARYSCOREBOARD 1 2 3 4 FIllinois State (9-4) 7 0 0 14 21Youngstown State (11-2) 7 7 14 0 28 FIRST QUARTERILS–Robinson 4-yard pass from Drone (Mazur kick), 9:35YSU– Peterson 17-yard pass from Zetts (Palmer kick), 5:08

SECOND QUARTERYSU– Zetts 2-yard run (Palmer kick), 4:14

THIRD QUARTERYSU–Berry 28-yard pass from Zetts (Palmer kick), 12:11YSU–Mason 2-yard run (Palmer kick), 5:13

FOURTH QUARTERILS–Robinson 2-yard pass from Drone (Mazur kick), 9:45ILS–Drone 7-yard run (Mazur kick), 3:09

TEAM STATISTICS ILS NSUFirst Downs 19 21Rushing Attempts-Yards 37-186 43-199Passing 16-27-4 11-21-0Passing Yards 189 146Total Offense 375 345Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1Penalties-Yards 7-50 6-27Time of Possession 29:37 30:23

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING (ILS) – Rembert 24-114, Drone 8-43, R. Rice 5-29. (YSU) – Mason 26-138, Cayson 1-22, Ison 5-21, Gibson 5-21, Zetts 4-7, Team 1-(-2).

PASSING(ILS) – Drone 16-27-4-189. (YSU) – Zetts 11-21-0-146.

RECEIVING(ILS) – Robinson 7-89, D. Passarelli 4-51, Jackson 2-44, Horton 1-10, Rembert 1-0, R. Rice 1-(-5). (YSU) – Peterson 4-73, Berry 3-39, Gibson 2-17, Irizarry 2-17.

TACKLE LEADERS(ILS) – C. Siskowic 10-4-14, Caesar 5-2-7, Campbell 6-0-6, Temple 4-1-5, Blankenship 3-2-5. (YSU) – Hutchinson 6-1-7, Koval 6-0-6, Terry 5-1-6, Perry 4-1-5, Jackson 4-1-5.

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WESTERN MICHIGAN TOURNAMENT9/4 vs. Dayton Kalamazoo, Mich. 4 p.m.9/5 at Western Michigan Kalamazoo, Mich. 9 a.m. vs. Wake Forest Kalamazoo, Mich. 4 p.m.

ILLINOIS TOURNAMENT9/11 vs. Saint Louis Champaign, Ill. 4:30 p.m.9/12 at Illinois Champaign, Ill. 10 a.m. vs. Cincinnati Champaign, Ill. 4:30 p.m.9/15 SIU Edwardsville Normal, Ill. 7:05 p.m.9/18 at Missouri State* Springfi eld, Mo. 7 p.m.9/19 at Wichita State * Wichita, Kan. 7 p.m.9/25 Drake* Normal, Ill. 7:05 p.m. 9/26 Creighton* Normal, Ill. 2:05 p.m.10/2 at Southern Illinois* Carbondale, Ill. 7 p.m. 10/3 at Evansville* Evansville, Ind. 7 p.m. 10/9 Bradley* Normal, Ill. 7:05 p.m.10/10 Northern Iowa* Normal, Ill. 7:05 p.m.10/16 at Indiana State* Terre Haute, Ind. 6 p.m.10/23 at Creighton* Omaha, Neb. 7 p.m.10/24 at Drake* Omaha, Neb. 7 p.m.10/30 Evansville* Normal, Ill. 7:05 p.m.10/31 Southern Illinois* Normal, Ill. 7:05 p.m.11/6 at Northern Iowa* Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 p.m.11/7 at Bradley* Peoria, Ill. 7 p.m.11/12 Indiana State* Normal, Ill. 8:05 p.m.11/20 Wichita State* Normal, Ill. 7:05 p.m.11/21 Missouri State* Normal, Ill. 7:35 p.m.

STATE FARM MVC TOURNAMENT11/26 Quarterfi nals Omaha, Neb. TBA11/27 Semifi nals Omaha, Neb. TBA11/28 Final Omaha, Neb. TBA

// CROSS COUNTRY9/4 Illini Challenge 5:00 p.m. Champaign, Ill. 9/18 Illinois Intercollegiate Championships 4:30 p.m. Normal, Ill. 10/2 Notre Dame Invitational 4:00 p.m. South Bend, Ind. 10/16 Bradley Classic 4:15 p.m. Peoria, Ill.10/17 NCAA Pre-Nationals 11:00 a.m. Terre Haute, Ind. 10/23 Illini Open 4:00 p.m. Champaign, Ill.

10/31 State Farm MVC Championships 11:00 a.m. Peoria, Ill. 11/14 NCAA Regionals 11:00 a.m. Springfi eld, Mo. 11/23 NCAA Championships 11:00 a.m. Terre Haute, Ind.

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// WOMEN’S TENNIS9/11-13 Illinois State Redbird Round-Up Normal, Ill. (Gregory Street Courts) 9/25-27 Kansas Invitational Lawrence, Kan.

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// WOMEN’S SOCCER8/11 at UW-Milwaukee (Ex.) Milwaukee, Wis. 7 p.m.8/16 IUPUI (Ex.) Normal, Ill. 12 p.m.8/21 at Illinois Champaign, Ill. 7 p.m.

UNLV TOURNAMENT8/28 at UNLV Las Vegas, Nev. 9 p.m.8/30 vs. New Mexico Las Vegas, Nev. 12:30 p.m.

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STATE FARM MVC CHAMPIONSHIP11/1 Play-In Game* Omaha, Neb. TBA11/6 Semifi nials* Omaha, Neb. TBA11/8 MVC Finals* Omaha, Neb. TBA

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OSF WELCOMES A NEW PLAYER TO OUR LINE UPOSF MEDICAL GROUP –COLLEGE AVENUEOSF has provided comprehensive healthcare services to the people of McLean County for more than 125 years. We’re proud to continue that tradition of quality care by adding a new facility to our roster: OSF Medical Group – College Avenue. Formerly Carle Clinic, OSF Medical Group – College Avenue rounds out a team that will include the area’s only Magnet hospital – OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, four urgent-care locations and more than 60 physicians all dedicated to providing outstanding care to the people of McLean and Livingston Counties.

BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL: OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, 2200 E. Washington Street • OSF Medical Group – College Avenue, 1701 East College Avenue (Includes “Convenient Care” & Pharmacy) • OSF Medical Group – Bloomington Family Medicine, 1405 Eastland Drive • OSF Medical Group – Fort Jesse Family Medicine, 2200 Fort Jesse Road • OSF Medical Group – Internal Medicine, 302 St. Joseph Drive • OSF Medical Group – St. Joseph Drive, 308 St. Joseph Drive • OSF Center for Health – Fort Jesse*, 2200 Fort Jesse Road, Suite 100 • OSF Center for Health – Nord Farm*, 1001 Mitsubishi Motorway • Eastland Medical Plaza II*, 1505 Eastland Drive, Suite 1100 • OSF Pharmacy, Eastland Medical Plaza I, 1505 Eastland Drive • OSF Home Care Services – Bloomington, 2200 E. Washington Street PONTIAC AREA: OSF Saint James – John W. Albrecht Medical Center, 2500 W. Reynolds Street • OSF Medical Group, 2500 W. Reynolds Street • OSF Medical Group, 222 E. Water Street • OSF Medical Group in Chatsworth, Chenoa, Cullom, Dwight, Fairbury, Flanagan & Minonk • OSF Home Care Services, 608 N. Ladd Street

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// ILLINOIS STATE ACADEMICS Teaching is at the root of Illinois State’s heritage and that tradition grows through the efforts of the outstanding faculty in all six of Illinois State’s colleges. More than 92 percent of Illinois State’s classes are taught by full-time faculty, most of whom have the highest degree in their academic area.

// THE COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES• The Illinois State forensics team won the

2005 American Forensics Association National Championship.

• The department of economics was recently ranked fi fth in the nation for teacher quality and productivity.

• Faculty and students in the department of philosophy are engaged in research on artifi cial intelligence that seeks to answer questions about how close robots can come to approximating the human mind.

// THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS• In a 21st Century version of the Oxford

College model, the College of Business opened its new facility in 2004, which blends the small college campus environment with a corporate presence and state-of-the-art technologies.

• The new McLean County Small Business Development Center, located in the College

of Business, provides assistance with business strategies, finances, marketing and training to Central Illinois businesses.

• AACSB – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business has accredited both undergraduate and graduate programs in business and accounting at Illinois State.

// THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION• More Illinois State graduates teach in our

nation’s schools than graduates of any other institution.

• With Metcalf Lab School and University High School, aspiring teachers get practical experience on campus prior to student teaching.

• Illinois State is one of the nation’s most respected special education teaching programs.

// THE COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS• Award-winning actors John Malkovich and

Sean Hayes both attended Illinois State.• The $20 million Center for the Performing

Arts includes an 830-seat concert hall and a 450-seat proscenium theater to showcase student and faculty talent.

• School of Art photography faculty member Jin Lee was awarded the first Guggenheim Fellowship in fine arts at Illinois State.

// MENNONITE COLLEGE OF NURSING• The college maintains a 100 percent

placement rate for graduates within three months of graduation.

• Graduates consistently pass the RN licensure exam at rates above both state and national averages.

• Students in the Family Nurse Practitioner graduate sequence have a 99-percent pass rate on the American Nurses Credentialing Center national certification exam -- 19 percent higher than the national average.

// THE COLLEGE OF APPLIED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY• Students in the apparel merchandising and

design, and interior design programs, went behind the scenes at some of the world’s leading design establishments during a 2004 trip to London and Paris.

• Astronaut Sally Ride, former surgeon general Jocelyn Elders and Bill Nye, the science guy, have all appeared at the college’s annual Science and Technology Week activities.

• Alumnus Jeff Friday is the head strength and conditioning coach for the Super Bowl XXXV Champion Baltimore Ravens.

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// BUILDING BETTER Excuse our dust, but, these days, only Illinois State’s reputation for a quality education seems to be growing as fast as its campus. The new Per form ing Arts Center, the Kaufman Football Building, the Owen Strength and Conditioning Center, the new baseball stadium at Duffy Bass Field, the College of Business Building, new alumni center and the remodeling of Schroeder Hall have mod ern iz ed the campus, while merg ing the rich tra di tion and ar chi tec ture of older struc tures with today’s need for high-tech education. New projects that will begin, or continue, in 2009 include, the remodeling of university residence halls and the construction of a new student recreation facility.

// SAFE ON CAMPUS The Student Guide to Personal Safety rated Bloomington-Normal one of the safest college towns in the Midwest. Students can get around con ve nient ly and safely with “Nite Ride” on campus, plus the Bloomington-Normal transit system is avail able to reach any location in the Twin Cities.

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BORN: Aug. 8, 1987, in Worcester, Mass.STATUS: In a relationship with Jess, she’s a gymnast at Illinois State.HIGH SCHOOL: I went to three high schools: St. Johns HS in Shutesbury, Mass., Burncoat HS in Worcester, Mass. and Wellington HS in Wellington, Fla.WHAT’S ON TV: Comedy Central, Colbert Report, Daily Show and Food Network. I love all TV.WHAT’S IN MY IPOD: Punk and hardcore music that no one would recognize.WHAT I DRIVE: 2002 Ford F150, I’ve driven it across the country, and it has over 150,000 milesFAVORITE FLICKS: Empire Records and SLC PunkBOOKMARKS: My computer is currently broken, I’m more of a TV guyI WOULD LOVE TO TRADE PLACES FOR A DAY WITH: Tom Brady. I am a huge Patriots fan, and he’s a phenomenal athlete. FIRST JOB: I made pizzas at Jimmy’s Pizza in Worcester, Mass.TALENT I’D MOST LIKE TO HAVE: Play guitar or drums WHAT’S FOR DINNER: Steak and potatoesFAVORITE CITY TO VISIT: Boston, Mass.FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM AS A KID: Boston Red Sox. I’m a die hard Red Sox fan.DREAM DATE: I would take my girlfriend, Jess, to Paris.MY GREATEST LOVE: My iPhoneMY BUCKET LIST: Skydiving, go swimming with sharks and go surfi ng in Point Break style hurricane winds.MY MOTTO: “O’Doyle Rules” – Billy Madison

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Renewed scholarship supports students in library program

Vicki Hall ’90 was elated when she learned that she would be the first person in more than 20 years to receive the Eunice H. Speer Scholarship. Established in 1974 in recognition of Speer’s 30 years of service as a library science instructor, the scholarship was renewed in 2008 through a successful fundraiser.

The scholarship is intended for current or potential students interested in coursework required for the Library Information Specialist (LIS) endorse-ment. Hall, who is currently a librarian for five elementary schools in Springfield, applied the schol-arship toward an online media and technology class.

“My school district doesn’t offer reimburse-ment for education, so everything I do comes out of my own pocket,” Hall said. “Receiving the scholar-ship relieved the burden of financing my classes.”

Hall was teaching a first grade class when she discovered that her true passion was sharing children’s books with her students. She followed her heart the following year by becoming a librarian for Little Flower Catholic School in Springfield.

“I love what I do,” she said. “I get to find out what they’re reading, or get them excited about reading.” Hall returned to Illinois State soon after the College of Education began to offer the LIS coursework. She chose

the program because of her undergraduate experience at Illinois State, the program’s affordability, and the Univer-sity’s use of cutting-edge teaching methods.

“I loved getting an education at ISU,” she said. “When I graduated in 1990, I was very well prepared to set foot into my first classroom.”

Seated alongside other educators and librarians in LIS classes, Hall has broadened her knowledge base of journals, reviews, and literacy skills; tightened her bond to professional organizations; and has yet again found herself prepared to tackle any challenges that may come her way.

“It’s an awesome program,” she said. “I learn just as much from the people in my classes as I do from my instructors.” Part of Hall’s training also includes the use of different instant messenger services, online databases, online journals, and other resources that may exist outside the walls of her classroom.

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//VOLLEYBALL One of the most impressive streaks in Illinois State Athletics history is the Redbird volleyball team’s 27-consecutive conference tournament appearances. A mixture of veterans and newcomers will be relied on to extend the streak of Missouri Valley Conference Tournaments for head coach Melissa Myers in her second season. Senior Kasey Mollerus brings veteran leadership and experience to the roster in her fi nal season. Mollerus has played in every match in her career at ISU and is on the verge of history. Mollerus enters the season second in career digs in Illinois State history. If she maintains the dig average she established over her fi rst three seasons, she will fi nish her career as the school’s all-time digs leader. Much of the Redbird offense will come from junior Mallory Leggett and sophomore Tabitha Visk. Leggett improved on her freshman season in 2008, posting 390 kills and 3.42 kills per set, the second-best marks on the team. She also had 31 service aces, 348 digs and 34 blocks. Visk had a solid freshman year, posting 63 kills and 50 blocks, including 51 kills and 36 blocks in Valley play. Visk’s role in the offense will improve in 2009. Senior Katie Seyller returns to the court after missing the entire 2008 season with injury. She amassed 291 kills and 146 blocks in her fi rst two seasons. Junior Katie Culbertson is the Redbirds’ leading returner in the middle with 211 kills and a team-high 84 blocks in 2008. Junior Hailey Kelley recorded career-highs in kills (110) and blocks (45) last season, more than doubling her output from her freshman campaign. Sophomore Laura Wakefi eld was used primarily as a serve specialist in her freshman season, but will add depth as an outside hitter and defensive specialist in 2009. Senior Jessica Pratapas and sophomore Kristin Stauter will both step in at setter for the Redbirds. Both players were used primarily as serve specialists last season with all-conference setter Erin Lindsey playing nearly every set, but each player can handle the responsibility of running the Redbird offense. Illinois State welcomes six new faces to the roster. Junior Tracey Lonergan played two years on the ISU club team and won a national championship in 2008. Junior Jaclyn Meado played two years at Parkland Community College, amassing 629 kills in two all-conference seasons. Freshmen Emileah Manahan, Jenny Menendez, Angela Rego and Meg Zasada also join ISU for their fi rst collegiate experience. The Redbird depth chart took a hit when senior Peggy Riessen was lost for the year with a back injury. Riessen struggled with a back injury since last spring and was granted a medical exemption by the NCAA, ending her playing career. She was the Redbirds’ leader in kills last season and was named to the Preseason All-Valley Team in 2009. Illinois State was picked to fi nished seventh in the Missouri Valley Conference in the annual preseason coaches poll. The Redbirds will play in three tournaments in the non-conference schedule, including the Redbird Classic and the State Farm Illini Classic.

// Jimmy Knodel, Assistant Media Relations Director

//SOCCER

After winning back-to-back regular-season Missouri Valley Conference championships, the Illinois State women’s soccer team was picked to fi nish in fi rst place in the 2009 MVC Preseason Poll, as voted on by league coaches. This season, the Redbirds welcome back 20 letterwinners and 10 starters, including seven seniors. Redbird seniors Shannon Eccleston, Danielle Mutters and Raquel Rattray were named to the 2009 Preseason All-Conference Team, the most selections for one team. Along with a returning veteran team, the Redbirds add six newcomers to the mix. Mutters, the 2008 MVC Defensive Player of the Year, leads an experienced Redbird back line the includes senior Amy Heredia, junior Ruthie Zemke and 2008 All-Valley second-team selection, Eccleston. “Last season we had a lot of new players,” said head coach Drew Roff. “So, it took a little while to fi nd the best combination in the back. By the time the conference season rolled around, we settled in with a back four of Eccleston, Heredia, Mutters and Zemke. That group worked well together and was a big factor in us getting fi ve shutouts in six regular-season conference games. Fortunately, we return all of them. So, it will be an experienced group.” Up top at forward, the Redbirds lost their top scorer Mel Routledge, leaving the team looking for a new face to step up to the challenge. One person to keep an eye on is sophomore Jessica Carlson. Carlson is the Redbirds top returning goal scorer and was named to the 2008 All-Valley Freshman Team. Carlson recorded 10 points in 2008, including four goals and two assists. Also named to the 2008 All-Valley Freshman Team was Natalie McCabe. Along with McCabe, the midfi elders are led by senior captain and All-Valley First-Team selection Rattray and All-Valley Honorable Mention selection Ammanda Wisniewski. Wisniewski led the team in 2008 with assists and ranks seventh in the Illinois State’s all-time career goals scored list with 14. Joining McCabe and Carlson on the 2008 All-Valley Freshman Team is goalkeeper Sasha Reiber. Reiber played in 12 games last season, recording 29 saves, eight wins and six shutouts. Katie Grill-Donovan and Courtney Blake will provide more depth at the position. Grill-Donovan played in nine games last season, recording 33 saves, two wins and 1 shutout. “What excites me the most about our team this year is the overall depth all across the board,” said Roff. “We have seven seniors who we expect to lead and show the way to our younger players. Our roster is as experienced and talented as it has ever been.” ISU’s 2009 schedule consists of 19 games that feature 13 non-conference matches, six conference matches and seven home games. The tough schedule has the Redbirds facing fi ve 2008 NCAA Tournament participants including UW-Milwaukee, Michigan State, Illinois, Morehead State and Evansville.

// Alison Haake, Media Relations Graduate Assistant

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