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EASTERN ILLINOISPANTHER FOOTBALL

GAME 1

COACHES: Kim Dameron (Arkansas, 1983) EIU Record ................................. 1st year OVC Record ............................... 1st year vs. Minnesota .................... First meeting

Jerry Kill (Southwestern (KS), 1983) Minnesota Record .........17-21 (4th year) Big Ten Record ................8-16 (4th year) Overall Record ........... 144-94 (21 years) vs. Eastern Illinois ............................. 2-1

SERIES First Meeting: EIU is 0-6 against Big Ten Conference RANKINGS Eastern Illinois ............................ 16 / 11 Minnesota ............RV in USA Today poll .............................. Sports Network/FCS Coaches

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Kim Dameron Era Begins At Minnesota Panthers Facing Sixth Big Ten Opponent

No. 11 Eastern Illinois at MinnesotaTCF Bank Stadium (50,805) • Minneapolis, Minn.August 28, 2014 • 6 p.m. • TV: Big Ten Network

THE GAME Eastern IllinoisandMinnesotameet for thefirst timeas the twoschoolsopen the2014 season on Thursday night. For the second straight year EIU will open the season on the road facing an FBS opponent. EIU beat San Diego State, 40-19, last year to open the season.ItmarkedthefifthwinforEIUoveranFBSschool. The August 28 opening date marks the earliest date EIU has ever opened a football season. EIU has previously opened on August 28 on two other occasions - in 1997 at Western Illinois and in 2008 at Central Michigan. Eastern Illinois is opening its 111th season of intercollegiate football under the directionoffirstyearheadcoachKimDameron. ThePanthersarecomingoffa12-2seasoninwhichtheywererankedNo.4inthefinalFCSpollsafteradvancingtotheFCSplayoffquarterfinal round. EIUwas led last seasonbyWalterPaytonAwardwinningquarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (now a 2nd round draft pick of the New England Patriots) and wide receiver Erik Lora (now a free agent with the Minnesota Vikings). The Panthers former head coach Dino Babers was hired as the head coach at Bowling Green. Minnesota opens its 130th season of football with head coach Jerry Kill entering his fourth season leading the program. The Gophers were 8-5 last year playing Syracuse in the Texas Bowl. It marked the second straight season Minnesota advanced to a bowl game under Jerry Kill. THE SERIES ThiswillbethefirstmeetingbetweenEasternIllinoisandMinnesota.ThePanthersare 0-6 in previous games against teams from the Big Ten Conference. EIU is 1-0 against teams from Minnesota with a 1986 win over Winona State. Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill is 2-1 against Eastern Illinois during his time as the head coach at Southern Illinois.

Eastern Illinois (12-2, 8-0 OVC)

Date Opponent Score/TimeAug. 28 at Minnesota 6 pmSept. 6 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 6 pmSept. 13 at Illinois State 12 pmSept. 20 • AUSTIN PEAY 1:30 pmSept. 27 at Ohio TBAOct. 11 • at Eastern Kentucky 5 pmOct. 18 • at Southeast Missouri 1 pmOct. 25 • TENNESSEE STATE (HC) 1:30 pmNov. 1 • at Tennessee Tech 1:30 pmNov. 8 • MURRAY STATE 12 pmNov. 15 • at Jacksonville State 3 pmNov. 22 • UT MARTIN 12 pm • Ohio Valley Conference GameAll Times Central

Minnesota (8-5, 4-4 Big Ten)

Date Opponent Score/TimeAug. 28 EASTERN ILLINOIS 6 pmSept. 6 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 2:30 pmSept. 13 at TCU 3 pmSept. 20 SAN JOSE STATE TBASept. 27 • at Michigan TBAOct. 11 • NORTHWESTERN TBAOct. 18 • PURDUE 11 amOct. 25 • at Illinois 11 amNov. 8 • IOWA TBANov. 15 • OHIO STATE TBANov. 22 • at Nebraska TBANov. 29 • at Wisconsin TBA • Big Ten Conference GameAll Times Central #EIUBleedBlue



FCS TOP 25

2014 SPORTS NETWORK(Preseason Poll)

Rk. Team 2013 Record 1. Eastern Washington (82) 12-3 2. North Dakota State (62) 15-0 3. Southeastern Louisiana (2) 11-3 4. New Hampshire (1) 10-5 5. Montana 10-3 6. Jacksonville State 11-4 7. Coastal Carolina 12-3 8. McNeese State 10-3 9. Northern Iowa 7-5 10. South Dakota State 9-5 11. Fordham 12-2 12. Villanova 6-5 13. Towson 13-3 14. Chattanooga 8-4 15. Tennessee State 10-4 16. EASTERN ILLINOIS 12-2 17. Sam Houston State 9-5 18. Montana State 7-5 19. William & Mary 7-5 20. Richmond 6-6 21. Furman 8-6 22. Bethune-Cookman 10-3 23. Northern Arizona 9-3 24. Youngstown State 8-4 25. Maine 10-3

Receiving Votes (OVC & 2014 EIU opponents): Southern Illinois, Illinois State, Eastern Kentucky

2014 FCS COACHES(Preseason Poll)

Rk. Team 2013 Record 2. North Dakota State (18) 15-0 1. Eastern Washington (6) 12-3 3. Southeastern Louisiana (1) 11-3 4. New Hampshire (1) 10-5 5. Montana 10-3 6. Coastal Carolina 12-3 7. Towson (1) 13-3 8. Jacksonville State 11-4 9. McNeese State 10-3 10. South Dakota State 9-5 11. EASTERN ILLINOIS 12-2 12. Fordham 12-2 13. Villanova 6-5 14. Sam Houston State 9-5 15. Northern Iowa 7-5 16. Chattanooga 8-4 17. Tennessee State 10-4 18. Furman 8-6 19. Montana State 7-5 20. Maine 10-3 21. Youngstown State 8-4 22. William & Mary 7-5 23. Bethune-Cookman 10-3 24. Richmond 6-6 25. Northern Arizona 9-3

Receiving Votes (OVC & 2014 EIU opponents): Southern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Illinois State

• Running back Shepard Little has been named one of the 20 players on the preseason Walter Payton Award watch list. Little ranked 10th in the nation in all-purpose yards last season (2,192) and 7th in rushing yards (1,551). Little looks to join former EIU quarterbacks Tony Romo (2002) and Jimmy Garoppolo (2013) as winners of the award.

•ShepardLittlerushedfor1,551yardslastseasonduringhisfirstseasononthefield.Itwasthesecondhighestsingleseasontotalin school history. Little’s total placed him 17th on the Panthers all-time career rushing list. He needs 81 yards to catch James Marable (1985-88) for 16th on the career list. Little’s 7.15 yards percarrylastseasonrankedfirstinschoolhistory.

•ShepardLittleandbackfieldmateTaylorDuncanreturnasthetopyardproducingrunningback combo in the FCS this season. Little rushed for 1,551 yards while Duncan fell just short ofthe1,000yardmarkerfinishingat988despitemissingtwogames.Thepairrankedsecondinthenationincombinedbackfieldproductionwith2,539yards.NorthDakotaState’stworunning backs led the nation with 2,675 yards as NDSU won its third straight FCS National Championship. Duncan ranks 19th on the Panthers career rushing chart.

• Shepard Little had touchdowns come in all forms last season as he ranked second on the team behind All-American wide receiver Erik Lora with 19 touchdowns. Little scored 15 touchdowns on the ground, had two touchdown receptions and returned two punts for touchdowns. Little added a touchdown pass in a home win over Jacksonville State. His 19 touchdowns rank third on the EIU single season list.

• Quarterback Andrew Manley is one of two quarterbacks expected to play at Minnesota in the season opener. Manley came out of spring practice as the starter but has been challenged for thespotbytransferJalenWhitlow.Manleyplayedinjustfivegameslastseasoncompleting2-of-7 pass attempts. Manley does has one win over Minnesota to his credit as he led New MexicoStatetoa28-21winoverMinnesotainheadcoachJerryKill’sfirsthomegamefortheGophers. Manley was 20-of-31 for 288 yards and three touchdowns in the win.

• Quarterback Jalen Whitlow will also see time at Minnesota as the summer transfer from Kentucky has battled for the starting job in fall camp. Whitlow started 15 games over the past two seasons for the Wildcats passing for 1,836 yards and rushing for 663. His best passing performance was 225 yards against SEC East Division Champion Missouri last season. He was 17-of-27 against the Tigers rushing for one touchdown.

• Eastern Illinois posted a record offensive season last year as the school set 11 Ohio Valley Conference records in addition to breaking nearly every school single season offensive mark. ThePanthersprolificoffensewasledbyseniorsJimmyGaroppolo(quarterback)andErikLora (wide receiver) but several key returners for the 2014 season were instrumental in that success. EIU returns both starting running backs from last year in Shepard Little and Taylor Duncan along with three starting wide receivers - Adam Drake, Keiondre Gober and Jeff LePak.ThePanthersfinishedtheyearrankingintheFCSTop5alltimefortotaloffenseandscoring average.

TOTAL OFFENSE (FCS TOP 5)

Year...... School ..................................Average1 1984......Mississippi Valley State ............640.12 1994......Alcorn State ..............................597.93 2013......EASTERN ILLINOIS ............589.54 1991......Weber State ...............................581.45 1987......Holy Cross ................................552.2

SCORING AVERAGE (FCS TOP 5)

Year...... School ..................................Average1 1984......Mississippi Valley State ..............60.92 1999......Georgia Southern ........................50.03 1998...... Florida A&M ..............................49.64 1980...... Portland State .............................49.25 2013......EASTERN ILLINOIS ..............48.2

Single Season Rushing Totals1. Poke Cobb (1979) * ...... 1,6092. Shepard Little (2013) .... 1,5513. J.R. Taylor (2002) .......... 1,5224. Willie High (1993) ........ 1,4875. Willlie High (1995) ....... 1,458 * led NCAA Division II



EIU HEAD COACH KIM DAMERON KimDameron is in hisfirst season as theEastern Illinois headfootball coach. Dameron was the defensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech last season and has more than 15 years of experience as a defensive coordinator with more than 30 years of experience as a college coach. Dameron served as the EIU defensive coordinator in 2000 helping the program rebound from a 2-10 season in 1999 to an 8-4 record and FCS playoff appearance in 2000. Dameron played football at Arkansas appearing in four bowl games between 1979-82. He is a 1983 graduate of Arkansas. Complete Coach Kim Dameron bio available on page 8 of EIU game notes...

MINNESOTA HEAD COACH JERRY KILL Jerry Kill enters his fourth season as the head coach at Minnesota. Kill has led the Gophers to back-to-back bowl games as the team is coming off a 8-5 record last season. Kill took over at Minnesota following a successful run at Northern Illinois for three years. Prior to that he was the head coach at Southern Illinois helping rebuild the Salukis program. Kill has a 2-1 record against Eastern Illinois from his days at SIU with the both wins coming in the FCS playoff opening round. A 1983 graduate of Southwestern College in Kansas, Kill has been a head coach for 21 years posting a 144-94 career record. He is 17-21 entering his fourth year at Minnesota.

SCOUTING MINNESOTA Minnesota is coming off an appearance in the Texas Bowl last season and once again will be led by running back David Cobb. Cobb has been named to the preseason Doak Walker Award watch list after rushing for 1,202 yards and seven touchdowns last season. The Gophers second leading rusher is quarterback Mitch Leidner who rushed for 407 yards last year while throwing for 619 in ten games. On the defensive side of the ball the Gophers return their top two tacklers from last year in defensive back Cedric Thompson and linebacker Damien Wilson. Thompson led Minnesota with 79 tackles while Wilson had 78. The Gophers did lose All-Big Ten defensive players Ra’Shede Hageman and Brock Vereen to the NFL Draft.

ON THIS DATE IN EIU HISTORY August 28, 2008 - Opening the season on the earliest date in schoolhistory,TylerWilkeknockedhomea29-yardfieldgoaltotiethegameat3-3inthefirstquarter.CentralMichiganslowlypulledaway beating the Panthers 31-12. Linebacker Jack Kosinski led the EIU defense with 10 tackles.

PLAYING THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE Eastern Illinois will be playing a team from the Big Ten Conference for the seventh time when the Panthers kickoff against Minnesota on Thursday night. EIU has previously faced Illinois (2006 and 2008), Purdue (2007), Penn State (2009), Iowa (2010), Northwestern (2011). EIU will make a return trip to Northwestern in 2015. EIU is 0-6 all-time against the Big Ten with the closest game a 42-21 loss at Northwestern in 2011. EIU has previously played on the Big Ten Network four times.

TALE OF THE TAPE

Points Per Game ............................. 48.2 ........................25.7Average Points Allowed ................. 22.8 ........................22.2First Downs .....................................395......................... 238Rushing Yards Per Game .............. 217.1 ......................195.2Rushing Touchdowns .......................35........................... 23Passing Yards Per Game ............... 372.4 ......................148.1Passing Touchdowns ........................55........................... 12Average Yards Per Game .............. 589.5 ......................343.3Interceptions Thrown .......................10............................ 7Fumbles - Lost ..............................31-13 ...................... 18-9Turnovers Gained .............................38........................... 19Punting Average ............................. 35.4 ........................43.3Field Goals (ATT/MADE) ...........7-of-17 .................. 14-of-183rd Down Conversions ......... 102/230 (44%) ....... 77/182 (42%)4th Down Conversions ............ 28/46 (61%) .......... 14/20 (70%)Sacks By (Yards) .........................26 (184) ................. 18 (133)Penalties (Yards) .......................136 (1055) ............... 57 (469)Time of Possession (Game) ..........27:50 ......................32:53

Statistical Leaders (RETURNING)

RUSHING YARDSEASTERN ILLINOIS MINNESOTAShepard Little .................1,551 David Cobb .....................1,202Taylor Duncan ...................988 Mitch Leidner .....................407

PASSING YARDSEASTERN ILLINOIS MINNESOTABen Krol ............................140 Mitch Leidner .....................619

RECEPTIONSEASTERN ILLINOIS MINNESOTAAdam Drake ........................85 Maxx Williams .....................25Jeff LePak ...........................51 David Cobb ..........................17Keiondre Gober ...................48 Drew Wolitarsky ..................15

TACKLESEASTERN ILLINOIS MINNESOTAJourdan Wickliffe ................91 Cedric Thompson .................79Robert Haynes .....................79 Damien Wilson .....................78Adam Gristick .....................64 Antonio Johnson ..................69Dino Fanti ...........................45 Eric Murray ..........................52Kamu Grugier-Hill ..............43 De’Vondre Campbell............41

SACKSEASTERN ILLINOIS MINNESOTADino Fanti ..........................5.0 Theiren Cockran ..................7.5Fedney Delphonse ..............2.0 Alex Keith ...........................2.0Robert Haynes ....................2.0



2013 OVC Standings (Final)

Team ........................ OVC ......Pct............All ...... Pct.Eastern Illinois .............8-0 ....1.000.........12-2 ....... 857Tennessee State ............6-2 .......750.........10-4 ....... 714Jacksonville State .........5-3 .......625.........11-4 ....... 733UT Martin ....................5-3 .......625...........7-5 ....... 583Eastern Kentucky .........4-4 .......500...........6-6 ...... .500Murray State .................4-4 .......500...........6-6 ....... 500Tennessee Tech.............2-6 .......250...........5-7 ....... 417Southeast Missouri .......2-6 .......250...........3-9 ....... 250Austin Peay ..................0-8 .......000.........0-12 ...... .000

This Week In OVC FootballThursday - August 28Eastern Illinois at Minnesota..................................6 pmEastern Kentucky at Robert Morris........................6 pmMissouri Baptist at Southeast Missouri..................6 pmUnion (Ky.) at Murray State ...................................7 pmKentucky Christian at Tennessee Tech ..................7 pm

Friday - August 29Jacksonville State at Michigan State ................6:30 pm

Thursday - August 28UT Martin at Kentucky ......................................... 11 amEdward Waters at Tennessee State ......................6 pmAustin Peay at Memphis ........................................6 pm

The FCSChampionship gamewill return for a fifthstraight year to Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. The FCS Championships game will be played on January 10 in the fifth year of the new FCS playoff format.Last year North Dakota State defeated Towson to win its third straight FCS National Championship.

After expanding to 20 teams for the 2010 FCS playoffs, thefieldexpandedto24teamsin2013withthePioneerLeague now receiving an automatic bid. The eight top seedswillreceiveafirstroundbye.Thefirstroundofthe playoffs is Saturday, Nov. 29

OVC Predicted Order Of Finish1. Jacksonville State (10) ....................... 1182. Eastern Illinois (4) .............................. 1103. Tennessee State (4) ............................. 1074. Eastern Kentucky ................................. 825. UT Martin ............................................ 796. Murray State ......................................... 547. Tennessee Tech ..................................... 488. Southeast Missouri ............................... 349. Austin Peay .......................................... 16(first place votes in parenthesis)

Eastern Illinois Players OnAll-OVC Preseason TeamOffenseShepard Little - Running Back & Return SpecialistAdam Drake - Wide ReceiverJeff LePak - Tight EndCollin Seibert - Offensive Guard

DefenseDino Fanti - Defensive LineRobert Haynes - LinebackerJourdan Wickliffe - Safety

• Senior left guard Collin Seibert returns to anchor an offensive line that ranked third in the FCS in tackles for loss allowed last season. Seibert has been tabbed a preseason All-Americanbyallpublicationsafterearningfirstteamhonorslastyear.Heisatwo-timefirstteamAll-OVCselection.

• In addition to Seibert EIU returns two other veteran offensive linemen from last year’s 12-2 team. Junior center Nick Borre was a second team All-OVC selection last year during hisfirstseasonasastarter.SophomorerighttackleJimmyLoweryearnedFreshmanAll-America honors while being named to the All-OVC Newcomer team as a redshirt freshman.

•Seniorwide receiverAdamDrakebecame just thefifth player to pass the 1,000yardreceivingmarkforaseason.Drakefinishedwith1,305yardswhichrankedfifthintheFCSlast season. Drake’s total was the third best single season effort in school history as he earned third team All-OVC honors. Drake enters the year as a preseason All-OVC selection. Drake needs ten catches to break into the EIU career top ten for receptions.

• Senior Jeff LePak will play a more natural tight end role this season after earning All-America honors at the position last year. LePak was tied for second in the FCS in receptions by a tight end with 51 catches for 723 yards and eight touchdowns. LePak combined with AdamDrakeinthePanthersfinal2013regularseasongametoset theschoolrecordforreceivingyardsbytwoplayersinagamefinishingwith421yards(Drake225,LePak196).

• EIU’s third returning starter at wide receiver Keiondre Gober hauled in 48 passes for 894 yards and nine touchdowns despite missing three games with a hand injury. Two of Gober’s touchdowns were good from 70 or more yards including an 86-yard TD catch against Illinois State which ranks as the second longest in school history.

• Eastern Illinois enters the season opener at Minnesota with three players still battling for the starting place kicker role. The Panthers graduated four-year kicker Cameron Berra and will have two kickoff specialists and a true freshman in the mix. Seniors Taylor Kerr and Cody Meyer have been kickoff specialists in their career while Nick Bruno is a true freshman from Daytona Beach, Fla.

• The Panthers must also replace starting punter Scott Weatherford who also served as the teamsholderonfieldgoals. AdamDrakewill takeovertheholderdutieswhileredshirtfreshman Cody Edwards will be the punter. Edwards will be familiar with the long snapper as he and AJ Hantak were high school teammates in the St. Louis area.

• Eastern Illinois is coming off of back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference regular season championships.EIUislookingtobecomethefirstOVCteamtowinthreestraighttitlessince Eastern Kentucky between 1986 and 1988. In addition to driving towards a third straight OVC title, EIU is looking to return to the FCS playoffs for a third straight year. EIU has accomplished that feat two other times from 2000-02 and 2005-07. The 2000 team included current EIU head coach Kim Dameron as the Panthers defensive coordinator.

• EIU placed seven players on the preseason All-OVC team which was the highest number from an OVC school on the preseason squad. Shepard Little was selected as both a running back and return specialist. Joining Little on the offensive side of the ball were Adam Drake, Jeff LePak and Collin Seibert. EIU had three defensive players on the preseason team with Dino Fanti, Robert Haynes and Jourdan Wickliffe.

•EasternIllinoiswasselectedtofinishsecondinthepreseasonOVCpoll.ThePanthersreceivedfourfirstplacevotesand110totalpoints.JacksonvilleStatewasthepreseasonfavoritewith14firstplacevotesand118points.TennesseeStatewaspickedthird.



RECORD BOOK WATCH

CAREER RECEIVING YARDS 1 ... Erik Lora (2009-13) .................... 4006 10 ... Rob Mehalic (1978-81) .............. 1766 11 ... Micah Rucker (2006-07) ............ 1743 12 ... Mike Rummell (1989-92)............ 1700 13 ... Adam Drake (2011-pres.) ......... 1658 19 ... Andre Raymond (2000-03) ........ 1266 20 ... Paul Massat (1997-00)............... 1217 21 ... Nick Eller (2002-03) ................... 1160 22 ... Kenny Whitaker (2009-11) ......... 1149 23 ... Greg Jensik (1993-94) ............... 1130 24 ... Roger Holoman (1981-83) ..........1115 25 ... DuWayne Pitts (1984-97) ........... 1095 26 ... Keiondre Gober (2012-pres.)... 1088

CAREER RUSHING YARDS 1 ... Poke Cobb (1976-79)............... 5,042 15 ... Jake Walker (2010-12) ............. 1,893 16 ... James Marable (1985-88) ........ 1,632 17 ... Shepard Little (2013).............. 1,551 18 ... Ken Werner (1969-71) ............. 1,526 19 ... Taylor Duncan (2011-pres.) ... 1,461

CAREER PASSES BREAK-UPS 1 ... Kourtney Young (1998-01) ...........33 6 ... Terrance Sanders (2002-06) ........23 ... James Dorsey (1992-95) .............23 ... Ray McElroy (1991-94) ................23 9 ... Jeff Mills (1985-89) ......................21 10 ... Steffan Nicholson (1996-98) ........20 11 ... DJ Bland (2011-pres.) ................19

CAREER PUNT RETURN YARDS 1 ....Frank Cutolo (1998-01) ............... 795 2 ....Pete Mauch (1992-95) ................ 468 3 ....Charlie Person (1980-83) ............ 372 4 ....Mark Campana (1976-79) ........... 340 5 ....Gary Hunter (1970-72) ................ 331 6 ....Terrence Hickman (1989-92) ...... 302 7 ....Scott McGhee (1977-80)............. 294 8 ....Charles Owens (2003-06) ........... 263 9 ....Adam Kesler (2005-08) ............... 262 10 ....Shepard Little (2013-pres.) ....... 259

CAREER KICK OFF RETURN YARDS 1 ....Andre Raymond (2000-03) ...... 1,968 7 ....Tavares Crawford (2010-12) .... 1,088 8 ....Ray McElroy (1991-94) ............1,055 9 ....Trey Pendergrass (2012-pres.) 856

• Eastern Illinois returns seven starters from last year’s team that ranked third in the nation in turnovers with 37. The Panthers had 14 pass interceptions to go along with 23 fumble recoveries. Graduated senior Pat Wertz led the nation in fumble recoverieswithfivewhileDinoFantiwas12thwiththree.

• The Panthers need to replace two senior starters at the two corner positions. To accomplish that they brought in three transfers to go along with redshirt senior Deonte Jackson. Competing for playing time to open the year are Ole Miss transfer Anthony Standifer, junior college transfer Cedric Julius and junior college transfer Antoine Johnson.

• Senior DJ Bland has found himself in a new position this season as he moved from corner to the nickel position called a Huskie in EIU’s defense. Bland had two interceptions last year and eight pass break-ups. Bland needs one more pass break-up to break into the Panthers career top ten.

• EIU’s linebacking corps will be anchored by two senior starters in Robert Haynes and Adam Gristick. Haynes was a second team All-OVC selection last year making 79 tackles with 6.5 tackles for loss. Gristick made 64 tackles with 7 TFL last year. Both players will be starters for their third straight season.

• Kamu Grugier-Hill and Pono Choy are two of the four Hawaiian players on the Panthers roster this season and both are slated to start the season opener at Minnesota. Grugier-Hill startedfivegamesat linebacker last seasonmaking43tackles. Choy played in 13 games making 18 tackles as a reserve safety and on special teams. Andrew Manley and freshman lineman Louis Vailopa are the two other Hawaiians on the team.

• Junior Dino Fanti returns as one of the top defensive lineman in the OVC ranking fourthintheconferenceintacklesforlosswith14.5.Fantifinishedtheyearwith45total tackles and his tackles for loss total ranked 10th on the EIU single season list.

• The Panthers defensive line lost two starters but does return a group of veterans in a new scheme for coordinator Kane Wommack. Laquesse Taylor and Fedney Delphonse will join Fanti up front this season. Dan Chism, Arkansas transfer Horace Arkadie and JUCO transfer Thomas Coronado will contribute this season.

• Eastern Illinois will be playing on Thursday night for the 19th time in school history. The Panthers are 12-6 in previous Thursday night games with a string of three straight Thursday wins.

•EasternIllinoishaswonthreestraightseasonopenersandfourofitslastfivesincethe 2009 season. EIU won its opener at San Diego State last season. The previous two season opening wins have been at home at O’Brien Field.

• Kim Dameron will be the sixth EIU head coach in the NCAA Division I era and the 24th head coach overall. In the NCAA Division I era Darrell Mudra, Al Molde andDinoBabersallwontheirfirstgamesattheNCAADivisionIlevel.Throughthe history of EIU football, eight coaches have won their EIU opener.

• Despite the loss several offensive weapons new offensive coordinator Greg Stevens has a track record of success. Last season his Southeastern Louisiana offense averaged 38.4 points per game and 483.3 yards per game with both totals rankinginthetoptennationallywiththeteammakingtheFCSplayoffquarterfinals.



Eastern Illinois In TheOVC/NCAA Stats

FINAL 2013

TEAM NCAA ..........OVCRushing Offense (217.1) ..................... 20th ............ 2ndPassing Offense (372.4) ....................... 2nd ............. 1stPassingEfficiency(163.55) .................. 4th ............. 1stTotal Offense (589.5) .............................1st ............. 1stScoring Offense (48.2) ...........................1st ............. 1stRushing Defense (170.4) .................... 63rd .............4thPass Defense (204.1) ........................... 38th .............5thPassEfficiencyDef.(110.02) ............. 19th .............3rdTotal Defense (374.1) .......................... 53rd .............4thScoring Defense (22.8) ....................... 26th ............ 2ndNet Punting (32.46) ........................... 104th .............9thPunt Returns (20.00) ..............................1st ............. 1stKickoff Returns (16.87) .................... 115th .............8thTurnover Margin (+1.0) ........................ 6th ............. 1stTurnovers Gained (37) .......................... 3rd ............. 1stSacks (26) ............................................ 67th .............6thTackles For Loss (99) .......................... 24th .............3rdSacks Allowed (20) ............................. 34th ............. 1st3rd Down Conversion (44.3) ...............21st ............. 1st4th Down Conversion (60.9) ............... 24th ............ 2nd3rd Down Defense (33.3) .................... 18th .............3rdRed Zone Offense (59-of-69 - 52 TDs) .....25th .............3rdRed Zone Defense (43-of-58 - 32 TDs) ....22nd ............ 2ndTime of Possession (27:49) ............... 105th .............8th

INDIVIDUAL (Top 50) NCAA ..........OVCShepard Little (Rushing) ....................... 7th ............. 1stShepard Little (Rushing TDs) ............. 16th ............ 2ndTaylor Duncan (Rushing TDs) ............ 35th .............3rdJimmy Garoppolo (Completions) ......... 5th ............. 1stJimmy Garoppolo (Pass Eff.) ................ 3rd ............. 1stJimmy Garoppolo (Pass Yards) ..............1st ............. 1stJimmy Garoppolo (Pass TDs) .............. 2nd ............. 1stErik Lora (Rec. Yards) .......................... 3rd ............. 1stAdam Drake (Rec. Yards) ..................... 5th ............ 2ndKeiondre Gober (Rec. Yards) .............. 40th .............4thErik Lora (Pass Receptions) ...................1st ............. 1stAdam Drake (Pass Receptions) .......... 30th .............4thErik Lora (Receiving TDs) .................. 2nd ............. 1stAdam Drake (Receiving TDs) .............. 8th ............ 2ndKeiondre Gober (Receiving TDs) ....... 25th .............5thJeff LePak (Receiving TDs) ................ 39th .............7thJimmy Garoppolo (Total Offense) ........ 3rd ............. 1stShepard Little (All-Purpose) ............... 10th ............. 1stErik Lora (All-Purpose) ...................... 24th .............3rdErik Lora (Scoring) ............................... 9th ............ 2ndShepard Little (Scoring) ...................... 25th .............5thCameron Berra (Scoring) .................... 45th .............6thShepard Little (Punt Return TDs) ..........1st ............. 1stErik Lora (Punt Return TDs) ................ 6th ............ 2ndDJ Bland (Passes Defended) ............... 40th .............4thJourdan Wickliffe (Forced Fumbles) . 22nd ............. 1stPat Wertz (Fumble Recoveries) .............1st ............. 1stDino Fanti (Fumble Recoveries) ......... 12th ............ 2nd

AVOIDING THE SHUTOUTEastern Illinois extended its consecutive game streak without being shut out to 126gamesintheFCSquarterfinalagainstTowson. The last time EIU was held scoreless was Oct. 11, 2003 - a 41-0 loss versus Eastern Kentucky. EIU has scored a touchdown in 53 straight games since a loss at Penn State in 2009. EIU’s longest streak of consecutive games without being shutout was 197 from 1977-1996 which ranks fourth all-time among FCS schools.

Longest OVC Active Streaks126 - Eastern Illinois97 - Murray State85 - Austin Peay (ended vs. Tennessee 8/31/13)

OVC SUCCESS• Eastern Illinois was the OVC’s most successful school in terms of wins during thefirstdecadeofthe2000’sasthePanthersposted 72 wins during that span. EIU leads the conference with most post-season appearances since the Panthers joined the league in 1996.

(FCS Playoff Appearances Since 1996)10 - Eastern Illinois (10th in 2013)4 - Eastern Kentucky3 - Jacksonville State (3rd in 2013)3 - Tennessee State (3rd in 2013)2 - Murray State1 - UT Martin1 - Southeast Missouri1 - Tennessee Tech1 - Western Kentucky

PANTHERS NFL CONNECTION• Eastern Illinois was once again the Cradle of NFL Head Coaches in 2010 as three EIU alums were NFL head coaches during the season. Mike Shanahan with the Washington Redskins, Sean Payton with the New Orleans Saints and Brad Childress with the Minnesota Vikings all have ties to EIU. EIU currently has the following alums as coaches/players in the NFL

EIU NFL ConnectionsTony Romo - Dallas QuarterbackJimmy Garoppolo - New England QuarterbackErik Lora - Minnesota Wide ReceiverSean Payton - New Orleans Head Coach Greg McMahon - New Orleans Special TeamsRandy Melvin - Tampa Bay Defensive Line

SAME FACE, NEW NUMBER• Seven players have changed numbers for the Panthers during the off season. (note some number changes due to position change).

Player..............................New ...............OldPono Choy ............................ 4 ................. 43Joe Powell ............................ 5 ................. 85Andrew Manley ................... 8 ................. 19Fedney Delphonse ................ 8 ................. 98DJ Bland............................... 9 ................. 38Deonte Jackson .................. 27 ................. 49Eric Luhrsen ....................... 65 ................. 45

NCAA FBS TRANSFERS• Like most schools at the NCAA FCS level, Eastern Illinois has had its share of NCAA FBS level transfers into the program. This season EIU added five FBS transfers inJalen Whitlow (QB - Kentucky), Anthony Standifer (DB - Ole Miss), Stephen Bravo-Brown (WR - South Florida), Matthew Eleweke (LB - Michigan State) and Horace Arkadie (DT - Arkansas)

EIU FBS Transfers2 - Jalen Whitlow (Kentucky)3 - Anthony Standifer (Ole Miss)5 - Joe Powell (Oklahoma)7 - Stephen Bravo-Brown (South Florida)8 - Andrew Manley (New Mexico State)9 - Jeff LePak (Baylor)45 - Matthew Eleweke (Michigan State)80 - Nico Shepherd (Florida International)92 - Horace Arkadie (Arkansas)

FUTURE FBS GAMES• Eastern Illinois will play an FBS opponent for the 17th straight year this season facing Minnesota and Ohio. It marks teh second straight season that EIU has faced two FBS opponents in the same year. The Panthers have previously played two FBS games in one season nine times.

2014August 28 at MinnesotaSeptember 27 at Ohio

2015Sept. 12 at Northwestern

2016Sept. 10 at Miami of Ohio



NCAA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES

School .....................# Appearances (Last)Montana ...................................... 22 (2013)Eastern Kentucky ........................ 20 (2011)Appalachian State ...................... 20 (2012)Georgia Southern ........................ 19 (2012)Northern Iowa ............................. 16 (2011)Furman ........................................ 16 (2013)EASTERN ILLINOIS .............. 15 (2013)McNeese State ............................ 15 (2013)Delaware ..................................... 15 (2010)New Hampshire .......................... 12 (2013)Jackson State ............................... 12 (1997)Youngstown State ....................... 11 (2006)

FCS Division I Playoffs1982-Quarterfinals1983 - First Round1986-Quarterfinals1989-Quarterfinals1995 - First Round1996 - First Round2000 - First Round2001 - First Round2002 - First Round2005 - First Round2006 - First Round2007 - First Round2009 - First Round2012 - First Round2013-Quarterfinals

Division II Playoffs1978 (National Champions)1980 (National Runners-up)

FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES SINCE 2000

School...............# Appearances (Last)Montana...............................12 (2013)Appalachian State * .............11 (2012)New Hampshire ...................10 (2013)EASTERN ILLINOIS .............9 (2013)Georgia Southern * ................8 (2012)McNeese State ......................8 (2012) * moved to the FBS level in 2013

EASTERN ILLINOIS PICKS UP FBS WIN Eastern Illinois was one of eight FCS schools to pick up wins over FBS schools onthe2013openingweekend.ForEIUitwasthefifthwinoveranFBSprogramand the largest margin of victory in any of those games. EIU’s 21 point victory ranks as the second highest margin of victory by a current OVC member over an FBS school. Eastern Kentucky beat Louisville 45-21 back in 1985.

Year ........ Score .........Opponent ........................................ Conference 1989 ........ W 27-17 ....at Akron ........................................... Independent 1996 ........ W 28-20 ....at Western Michigan .................... Mid-American 1998 ........ W 24-10 ....at Northern Illinois ....................... Mid-American 2004 ........ W 31-28 ....at Eastern Michigan ..................... Mid-American 2013 ........ W 40-19 ....at San Diego State ........................Mountain West

OUT OF THE GATES EARLY Eastern Illinois put away most of its Ohio Valley Conference opponents in the firsthalfduring the2013seasonas thePanthers outscoredconferencefoes273to 46 in the opening 30 minutes. That was an average of 34.1 to 5.7 points at the half.AgainstJacksonvilleState,EIUscored35pointsinthefirstquartertosetaschoolrecordforpointsinaquarter,breakingthepreviousmarkof30.Inthefinal2013 regular season game, EIU led UT Martin 47-9 at the half. EIU’s defense also pitchedthreefirsthalfshutoutsinOVCplay.EIUcontinuedthattrendinthefirstgame of the FCS playoffs jumping out to a 37-0 lead on Tennessee State giving EIU a310-46firsthalfscoringadvantageagainstOVCteamsduringthe2013season.

........ Opponent ..................................................... Halftime Score ........ Eastern Kentucky ...........................................EIU 35, EKU 0 ........ at Austin Peay .............................................. EIU 42, APSU 0 ........ Southeast Missouri .................................... EIU 41, SEMO 20 ........ at Tennessee State ...........................................EIU 21, TSU 3 ........ Tennessee Tech ................................................EIU 28, TTU 7 ........ at Murray State .............................................. EIU 21, MUR 0 ........ Jacksonville State .............................................EIU 38, JSU 7 ........ at UT Martin .................................................. EIU 47, UTM 9 ........ Tennessee State (FCS playoffs) ......................EIU 37, TSU 0

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Number of fumble recoveries junior defensive lineman Dino Fanti had last season as he ranked 12th in the nation. Graduated senior Pat Wertz led the FCS ranksinfumblerecoverieswithfivelastseason.EIUhad24fumblesrecoveriesas a team in 2013.

Number of special teams touchdowns Eastern Illinois scored last season. The Panthers had three punt returns for touchdown with two by Shepard Little and one by Erik Lora. Anthony Goodman returned a blocked punt for a touchdown to account for the other special teams touchdown.

Number of EIU career pass completions the returning quarterbacks have on this year’s Panthers team entering the season. Two-year back-up Ben Krol has 21careercompletionswhileAndrewManleyhadtwopasscompletionsinfivegames during the 2013 season.

Number of receiving yards the Panthers have returning this season among its three starting wide receivers from last season - Adam Drake, Keiondre Gober and Jeff LePak. Drake and LePak earned third team All-American honors last season with LePak listed as a tight end.



KIM DAMERON(Arkansas, 1983) -- 1st Season

Kim Dameron was hired as the 24th head coach in Eastern Illinois football program history on January 10, 2014. He became just the fifth head coach in the NCAA Division I era. Dameron spent the 2013 season as the defensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech where he directed a much improved defensive unit. The Bulldogs finished ranked 69th in the nation in total defense under Dameron’s direction after being ranked 120th the previous season. Dameron’s defense was the fourth most-improved squad in the FBS last season. An experienced defensive coach with more than 15 years as a defensive coordinator Dameron takes over an Eastern Illinois program that advanced to the FCS playoff quarterfinals last season. It will be Dameron’s second stint in Charleston as he previously worked as the defensive coordinator at EIU in 2000 as a member of head coach Bob Spoo’s staff. During that 2000 season, Dameron helped transform the Panthers defense as they rebounded from a 2-10 season in 1999 to 8-4 and Ohio Valley Conference Champions in 2000. Prior to the 2013 season at Louisiana Tech, Dameron spent two years at Cornell, serving as safeties coach in 2011 and defensive coordinator during the 2012 campaign. In his first season with the Big Red in 2011, Dameron relied on a pair of first-year safeties, Josh Barut and Andrew Nelson, to do a bulk of the work.

He helped develop the duo quickly, with both ranking among the top 12 in tackles in Ivy League games in 2011. His young defense was gutted due to injuries, only putting his starting unit on the field for one complete half all season. Despite that, his defense allowed 10 points or fewer in two of the team's first three games of the year. Cornell's top 12 tacklers were all underclassmen, with its top four all coming from the freshmen and sophomore classes.

Dameron spent three seasons with Ole Miss as safeties coach and saw two of his charges drafted by the NFL. In 2009, his pass defense unit ranked 11th in the NCAA in pass efficiency defense and 15th in pass defense. In the season prior to his arrival, the Rebels ranked 12th in the SEC in total defense and 11th in scoring defense, marks that jumped to fifth-best after his first season.

Prior to his arrival at Ole Miss, Dameron had served three seasons as defensive coordinator at Louisiana-Monroe. During his time there, ULM became bowl eligible for the first time in 2007 and won at Alabama. His 2006 squad allowed the fewest points in the Sun Belt and ranked third nationally in turnovers gained and ninth in interceptions.

Dameron had previous stops as defensive coordinator at Stephen F. Austin and Eastern Illinois for nationally ranked Football Championship Subdivision programs, as well as at Cincinnati for a Bowl Championship Subdivision bowl team in 1997. Dameron spent time in the Canadian Football League as the secondary coach for the Toronto Argonauts in 1999. That squad ranked first nationally in the CFL in total defense, scoring defense and passing defense. It was second in rushing defense.

Dameron began his coaching career as a graduate assistant under Lou Holtz at his alma mater, Arkansas, after earning his degree. Dameron was a four-year player for Lou Holtz from 1979-82 at defensive back and wide receiver. As a Razorback, he participated in four bowl games, including the 1979 Sugar Bowl, and was named Southwest Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against Texas A&M in 1979.

He then continued his coaching career at Missouri State, managing the defensive secondary and special teams from 1986-91. The Bears were the 1989 and 1990 Gateway Conference champions. The 1989 squad was an NCAA quarterfinalist, while the 1990 squad advanced to the NCAA first round of the I-AA playoffs.

After spending 1992 as the defensive secondary coach at UNLV alongside Louisiana Tech defensive line coach Stan Eggen, Dameron served as the defensive coordinator at Murray State from 1993-95. The Racers won the 1995 Ohio Valley Conference championship. That year MSU was nationally ranked third in total defense, second in pass efficiency defense, 10th in rushing defense, and sixth in scoring defense. He coached first team All-American defensive back William Hampton.

Dameron moved on to Cincinnati in 1996 to take a position as the defensive secondary coach. The 1996 squad ranked 13th nationally in total defense and 14th in pass efficiency defense. In 1997, he was promoted to defensive coordinator. The Bearcats won the 1997 Humanitarian Bowl, defeating Utah State. That season the defense was ranked fifth nationally in rushing defense and 33rd in total defense. In 1998, he added special teams and academic liaison duties. Four former Bearcats under Dameron's tutelage went on to the NFL. Dameron and his wife, Debbie, have one daughter, Krystle.

EDUCATIONUniversity of Arkansas .................Bachelor's, 1983

PLAYING CAREERArkansas • .......................4-year player (1979-82)

COACHING CAREERJan. 10, 2014-present...Eastern Illinois University Head Coach2013 ...............Louisiana Tech (Def. Coordinator)2012 ............................ Cornell (Def. Coordinator)2011 ........................................Cornell (Assistant)2008-10 ............................Mississippi (Assistant)2005-07 .....Louisiana Monroe (Def. Coordinator)2001-04 ......Stephen F. Austin (Def. Coordinator)2000 ...............Eastern Illinois (Def. Coordinator)1999 .............................Toronto - CFL (Assistant)1998 ....................... Cincinnati (Def. Coordinator)1996-97 ..............................Cincinnati (Assistant)1993-95 ..............Murray State (Def. Coordinator)1992 ...........................................UNLV (Assistant)1986-91 .......................Missouri State (Assistant)1983 .................... Arkansas (Graduate Assistant)

PLAYOFFS & BOWL GAMES AS A COACH2009 - Cotton Bowl (Mississippi)2008 - Cotton Bowl (Mississippi)2000 - FCS Playoffs (Eastern Illinois)1997 - Humanitarian Bowl (Cincinnati)1995 - FCS Playoffs (Murray State)1990 - FCS Playoffs (Missouri State)1989 - FCS Playoffs (Missouri State)

1982 - Bluebonnet Bowl (Arkansas)1981 - Gator Bowl (Arkansas)1980 - Hall of Fame Classic (Arkansas)1979 - Sugar Bowl (Arkansas)

THE COACH DAMERON FILE



Ken DameronHead Coach (1st year)Arkansas, 1983

Kane WommackDefensive Coordinator(1st year)Southern Miss, 2009

Greg StevensOffensive Coordinator(1st year)Eastern Oregon, 1992

Mike MarkusonAsst HC / Offensive Line(1st year)Hamline, 1983)

Micah SmithTight Ends(1st year)Chadron State, 2008

Danny NuttRunning Backs(1st year)Arkansas, 1985

Tony GilbertSpecial Teams / Corners(1st year)Missouri State, 1989

TD WoodsWide Receivers(1st year)Tennessee, 1996

James TruxilloHuskies(1st year)Louisiana Monroe, 2009

Michael HodgesLinebackers(1st year)Texas A&M, 2010

Dennis ‘Dirt’ WinstonDefensive Line(1st year)Arkansas, 1989

Riley AllenStrength Coach(1st year)Mississippi, 2011

Lucas StortzumDir. Football Operations(1st year)Esatern Illinois, 2010

Clint BaysEquipment Manager(7th year)Eastern Illinois

Jason HeiarFootball Athletic Trainer(1st year)Iowa, 2000



Eastern Illinois Football The Last Time It Happened....

Passed for more than 300 yards...Jimmy Garoppolo, 321 vs. Towson (Dec. 13, 2013) - FCS Playoffs Garoppolo has passed for 300 or more yards in 13 of 14 games in 2013

Passed for more than 400 yards...Jimmy Garoppolo, 477 at UT Martin (Nov. 23, 2013) Garoppolohaspassedfor400ormoreyardsfivetimesin2013

Threw four touchdown passes...Jimmy Garoppolo, 7, vs. Illinois State (Sept. 14, 2013)Jimmy Garoppolo, 6, at UT Martin (Nov. 23, 2013)Jimmy Garoppolo, 6, at Northern Illinois (Sept. 21, 2013) Garoppolo had four or more touchdown passes eight times in 2013

Rushed for more than 200 yards...Shepard Little, 245 vs. Jacksonville State (Nov. 16, 2013)

Rushed for three touchdowns...Shepard Little, 3 vs. Southeast Missouri (Oct. 19, 2013)

Rushed for four touchdowns...J.R. Taylor, 4 vs. Florida Atlantic (Nov. 16, 2002)

Had 12 Receptions...Erik Lora, 21 vs. Murray State (Sept. 22, 2012) ** OVC & EIU Single Game RecordErik Lora, 18 vs. Towson (Dec. 13, 2013) ** FCS Playoff Single Game RecordAdam Drake, 14 at UT Martin (Nov. 23, 2013)

Had 3 touchdown receptions...Adam Drake, 3, at UT Martin (Nov. 23, 2013)Jeff LePak, 3, at UT Martin (Nov. 23, 2013)

Had 200 yards receiving...Erik Lora, 269 vs. Murray State (Sept. 22, 2012) ** EIU Single Game RecordAdam Drake, 225 at UT Martin (Nov. 23, 2013)

Returned a punt for a touchdown...Erik Lora, 1, vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov. 2, 2013) - (80 yards)Shepard Little, 1, vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov. 2, 2013) - (75 yards)Shepard Little, 1 at San Diego State (Aug. 31, 2013) - (60 yards)

Returned a kick-off for touchdown...Tavares Crawford, 1 at Southeast Missouri (Oct. 1, 2011) - (83 yards)

Returned an interception for touchdown...Tavares Crawford, 1 vs. Jacksonville State (Oct. 13, 2012) - (39 yards)

Returned a fumble for touchdown...Anthony Goodman, 1 vs. Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 28, 2013) - (70 yards)

Recorded a safety...Trevor Frericks, 1 vs. Samford (Nov. 17, 2007)Team vs. Murray State (Nov. 9, 2013)

Blocked a punt...D.J. Bland, 1, vs. Tennessee State (Dec. 7, 2013)Kamu Grugier-Hill, 1, at San Diego State (August 31, 2013)

Returned a blocked punt for touchdown - blocked by...Anthony Goodman, 1 vs. Tennessee State (Dec. 7, 2013) - D.J. Bland

Blocked a field goal...LeQuince McCall, 1 at Illinois State (Sept. 15, 2012)Pat Wertz, 1 vs. Jacksonville State (Oct. 13, 2012)

Returned a blocked field goal for touchdown - blocked by...Rashad Haynes, 1 vs. Samford (Nov. 17, 2007) - Trevor Frericks

Won a game on a field goal...Cameron Berra, 36 yards at Southern Illinois (Sept. 7, 2013)

Had 15 or more tackles on defense...Jourdan Wickliffe, 16, at Northern Illinois (Sept. 21, 2013)Robert Haynes, 15, at Southern Illinois (Sept. 7, 2013)

Had 3 or more sacks on defense...Kory Lothe, 4 vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov. 8, 2003)

Recovered an onside kick...LeQuince McCall, 1, at Northern Illinois (Sept. 21, 2013)

EIU LAST TIME IT HAPPENED & MEDIA RESOURCESEASTERN ILLINOIS QUICK FACTS

LOCATION: ....................................................Charleston, IllinoisFOUNDED: ............................................................................ 1895ENROLLMENT: ................................................................... 9,775COLORS: ...................................................................Blue & GrayCONFERENCE: ......................................................... Ohio ValleySTADIUM: ................................................. O’Brien Field (10,000)SURFACE: ....................................................................Matrix TurfPRESIDENT: ..................................................Dr. William L. PerryATHLETIC DIRECTOR: ........................................ Tom Michael

O’BRIEN PRESS BOX PHONE: ........................ (217) 581-7770EIU TICKET OFFICE: ........................................ (217) 581-2106EIU SPORTS INFORMATION: ......................... (217) 581-7480EIU WEBSITE: .........................................www.EIUpanthers.com

WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE: Head coach Kim Dameron and selected EIU players will be available on Tuesday mornings at 11:15 a.m. for the Panthers weekly press conference. Press conference will be held in O’Brien Field football building.

OVC TELECONFERENCE: Each week during the football season all 9 head coaches in the Ohio Valley Conference will take part in a weekly teleconference on Tuesday mornings. The first teleconference will beTuesday, August 26. EIU head coach Kim Dameron will speak at 10:14 a.m. (Central) each Tuesday. Media members can obtain the phone number and passcodefromtheEIUSportsInformationoffice.

PANTHER SPORTS TALK: Each Wednesday night during the football season fans can watch head coach Kim Dameron along with other special guests and players as they talk about the 2013 football season. The show will be broadcast on WEIU TV at 6:30 p.m.

LIVE STATS: Live stats for NCAA FCS playoff games can be found at www.ncaa.com/fcs

INTERNET RADIO: Live streaming of all EIU football games can be heard at www.wrjmdailynews.com & www.weiuhitmix.net

PANTHER RADIO NETWORK: Eastern Illinois football can be heard live on the radio via the Panther Football Radio Network. Games will be broadcast by the “Voice of the Panthers” Mike Bradd with color commentary by Jack Ashmore. Games will be carried on Hit Mix 88.9 FM WEIU in the Charleston/Coles County Market. Network stations include WHOW 1520 AM (Clinton), WMKR 94.3 FM (Taylorville) and WSVZ 98.3 FM (Shelbyville/Effingham).

MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES & RESOURCES


August 28, 2014 • Eastern Illinois at Minnesota • • www.eiupanthers.com • #EIUBleedBlueTEAM GAME RECORDSTOTAL OFFENSE: 739 ...... vs. Illinois State ..................Sept. 14, 2013 704 ......at UT Martin .........................Nov. 23, 2013 683 ...... vs. Winona State ..................... Nov. 1, 1986 676 ...... vs. Saginaw State ................Sept. 21, 1985 671 ...... vs. Austin Peay ....................Sept. 29, 2012 665 ...... vs. Southeast Missouri ....... Oct. 19, 2013 656 ...... vs. Illinois-Chicago ...............Sept. 27, 1969 637 ......at UT Martin .......................... Nov. 14, 1998

RUSHING YARDAGE: 413 ...... vs. Jacksonville State .........Nov. 16, 2013 398 ...... vs. St. Joseph ........................Oct. 27, 1973 384 ...... vs. Grand Valley State ..........Sept. 17, 1983 382 ......at UT Martin ............................ Nov. 1, 2001 379 ...... vs. Florida Atlantic ................. Nov. 16, 2002 378 ...... vs. Northern Michigan ............Oct. 20, 1979

RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 72 ...... vs. Western Illinois .............................. 1976

PASSING YARDAGE: 509 ...... vs. Austin Peay ....................Sept. 29, 2012 509 ...... vs. Saginaw Valley ...............Sept. 21, 1985 501 ...... at UT Martin .........................Nov. 23, 2013 491 ...... vs. Illinois State ..................Sept. 14, 2013 486 ......at Missouri State ....................Oct. 27, 1984 482 ...... vs. Western Kentucky ........... Nov. 10, 1984

PASSING ATTEMPTS: 62 ...... vs. Murray State ...................Sept. 22, 2012 61 ...... vs. Illinois State ....................Sept. 15, 2012 58 ......at Southern Illinois ...............Sept. 7, 2013 58 ...... vs. Saginaw Valley ...............Sept. 21, 1985 58 ...... vs. Northern Iowa .................... Nov. 3, 1984 58 ...... vs. Illinois State ................................... 1981 58 ...... vs. Central Michigan ..............Oct. 24, 1970

PASSES COMPLETED: 40 ..... vs. Murray State ...................Sept. 22, 2012 40 ...... vs. Saginaw Valley ...............Sept. 21, 1985

TOUCHDOWNS: 12 ...... vs. Merom Academy ........................... 1920 10 ......at UT Martin .........................Nov. 23, 2013 10 ...... vs. Kentucky State ................ Nov. 13, 1982

TOUCHDOWN PASSES: 7 .....vs. Illinois State ..................Sept. 14, 2013 7 ...... vs. Southern Illinois ............................. 2012 6 .....at UT Martin .........................Nov. 23, 2013 6 .....at Northern Illinois .............Sept. 21, 2013 ...... (3 other games with 6 TD passes)

MOST EIU POINTS IN A QUARTER: 35 ......vs. Jacksonville State .........Nov. 16, 2013 30 ...... vs. Kentucky State ................ Nov. 13, 1982 30 ...... vs. Central State ..................Sept. 26, 1981

MOST POINTS SCORED BY BOTH TEAMS: 105 ......at Illinois State ......................Sept. 15, 2012 ...... (ISU 54, EIU 51 - 2OT) 102 ...... vs. Tennessee State ................ Nov. 2, 2002 ...... (EIU 54; TSU 48)

POINTS 82 ......Merom Academy ................... Nov. 18, 1920 73 ......Kentucky State ...................... Nov. 13, 1982 70 ......at UT Martin .........................Nov. 23, 2013 69 ...... Illinois College ..................................... 1917 65 ......Austin Peay ..........................Sept. 29, 2012 64 ......Winona State .......................... Nov. 1, 1986 63 ......at Austin Peay ..................... Oct. 10, 2013 62 ......Lock Haven ...........................Aug. 31, 1991 60 ......at Wayne State ........................ Nov. 9, 1968 60 ......Oakland City ..........................Oct. 17, 1925

EIU LOWEST OFFENSIVE TOTAL: 76 ......at Youngstown State .............. Oct. 13, 1973 120 ......Central Arkansas ...................Sept. 11, 2010 130 ......at Central Michigan ................ Oct. 25, 1969 138 ...... Illinois State ............................Nov. 25, 2006 142 ......at McNeese State .................Sept. 11, 1993 142 ......at San Jose State ....................Sept. 5, 1987 142 ......at Northern Iowa .....................Sept. 6, 1975

EIU FEWEST RUSHING YARDS: -12 ......at Northern Iowa ...................... Oct. 7, 1995 -6 ......Tennessee Tech ....................Sept. 17, 2011 -5 ......UT Martin ................................Oct. 22, 2011 -3 ......at San Jose State ....................Sept. 5, 1987 -3 ......at Toledo ................................Sept. 22, 1984 1 ...... Illinois State .............................. Oct. 6, 1984

EIU FEWEST PASSING YARDS: -1 ......at Murray State (2-of-6) + .......Nov. 16, 1974 0 ......Southeast Missouri * .............. Oct. 13, 2001 0 ......Truman State (0-of-9) ............Sept. 10, 1977 5 ......at Central Missouri (2-of-7) ...... Oct. 4, 1975 10 ......at Truman State (1-of-4) ........Sept. 11, 1976 10 ......Fairmount State (1-of-13) ......Sept. 28, 1968 12 ......at Indiana State (2-of-11) .......Nov. 18, 1995* EIU did not attempt a pass in the game+ EIU completed one pass for 5 yards and one pass for negative 6 yards in the game.

QUATERBACK SACKS: 12 ...... vs. Southwest Missouri ........................1986 12 ...... vs. Kentucky State ...............................1982

TURNOVERS: 8 ...... vs. Youngstown State ...........................1981

TURNOVERS CAUSED: 13 ...... vs. Northern Illinois ..............................1940 9 ...... vs. Northeast Missouri .........................1983 9 ...... vs. Western Illinois ...............................1980

OPPONENTS AGAINST EASTERN ILLINOIS

TOTAL OFFENSE: 675 ......Tennessee State ......................Nov. 2, 2002 674 ......at Illinois State ........................ Oct. 18, 1969 656 ......at Marshall ............................Sept. 12, 1992 631 ......at Western Michigan ...............Sept. 8, 2012 629 ......at San Diego State ................... Oct. 6, 2001 609 ......at Northern Illinois ..........................Sept. 24, 1994

RUSHING YARDAGE: 490 ......at Central Michigan ................ Oct. 23, 1971 472 ......Towson ...................................Dec, 13, 2013 468 ......at Illinois State ........................ Oct. 18, 1969 434 ......at South Dakota State ............Nov. 24, 2012 432 ......Eastern Michigan ................... Oct. 21, 1972 425 ......Southern Illinois .......................Nov. 7, 1987 420 ......Central Michigan .................... Oct. 24, 1970 418 ......at Northern Illinois .................Sept. 24, 1994 411 ......at Southeast Missouri ...............Oct. 1, 2011

PASSING YARDAGE: 529 ......Hawai’i ..................................Sept. 30, 2006 473 ...... Illinois State ...........................Sept. 15, 2012 453 ......Hawai’i ...................................Aug. 31, 2002 452 ......Hawai’i ..................................Sept. 11, 1999 444 ...... Idaho ......................................Nov. 25, 1989 435 ......Tennessee State ......................Nov. 2, 2002 423 ......Murray State .........................Sept. 22, 2012 419 ......Truman State (NEMo.) ............Sept. 6, 1986

POINTS 74 ...... Illinois Wesleyan ...................Sept. 30, 1921 63 ......at Kansas State .....................Sept. 14, 2002 63 ......at Marshall ............................Sept. 12, 1992 61 ......at Hawai’i ...............................Aug. 31, 2002 61 ......Central Michigan ......................Nov. 2, 1957 61 ......Millikin ......................................Nov. 1, 1941 60 ......Central Michigan ...................... Oct. 2, 1954

LOWEST OFFENSIVE TOTAL: -12 ...... vs. Kentucky State .................Nov. 13, 1982 47 ......Butler .......................................Sept. 8, 1979 50 ......UT Martin ..............................Sept. 25, 1996 61 ......California (Pa.) .......................Aug. 30, 2003 65 ......Central State (Ohio) ..............Sept. 26, 1981 66 ...... Illinois State ............................Nov. 10, 1979

OPPONENT FEWEST RUSHING YARDS: -67 ......Kentucky State .......................Nov. 13, 1982 -23 ......Eastern Kentucky ...................Nov. 18, 2000 -1 ......Southeast Missouri ..................Nov. 9, 1996 - 1 ......Southern Illinois ....................Sept. 10, 1983 0 ......Northern Michigan ....................Nov. 1, 1980

OPPONENT FEWEST PASSING YARDS: 5 ......Central State (OH) (4-of-16) .Sept. 26, 1981 7 ......Youngstown State (1-of-12) .....Dec. 2, 1978 10 ......Missouri State ........................ Oct. 24, 1992 13 ......Northwestern (La.) State .........Sept. 8, 1990 20 ......Butler .......................................Sept. 8, 1979 20 ......Cameron (Okla.) .................... Oct. 15, 1977 22 ......Austin Peay ..............................Nov. 2, 1996

DOUBLE OVERTIMENov. 26, 1983 at Indiana State ............ L 13-16Nov. 11, 2000 at Illinois State .............. L 41-44Sept. 15, 2012 at Illinois State ............ L 51-54Sept. 14, 2013 at Southern Illinois .....W 40-37

OVERTIMENov. 27, 1982 vs. Jackson State ........W 16-13Sept. 11, 2004 vs. Indiana State ......... L 30-33Nov. 6, 2004 at Tennessee Tech ......... L 37-40Nov. 6, 2010 at Tennessee State .......W 31-28 Sept. 22, 2012 vs. Murray State .........W 50-49

1982 & 1983 games in FCS playoffs

EIU OVERTIME GAMES

MOST PLAYS IN A GAME: 112 ......at UT Martin ......................... Nov. 23, 2013 106 ......at Illinois State ......................................2012

MOST PLAYS IN A GAME BY BOTH TEAMS: 210 ...... vs. Murray State ...................................2012 ...Murray State (110), EIU (100) ...... * FCS Record



All eyes are on Rich Ehmke's (#6) record-setting 58 yard field goal that gave the No. 8 ranked Panthers a 31-30 victory over No. 11 Northern Iowa on the last play of the game in 1986. Often described as the "most exciting game in EIU history," the Homecoming win in front of 11,000 plus fans propelled the Panthers on to the conference championship that season.

TOTAL OFFENSE: Sean Payton ........... 507 vs. Saginaw Valley ......1985 Jimmy Garoppolo ... 501 vs. Austin Peay ...........2012 Sean Payton ........... 498 vs. SW Missouri ..........1984 Jimmy Garoppolo . 476 at UT Martin ...............2013 Jimmy Garoppolo . 469 vs. Illinois State .........2013 Jimmy Garoppolo . 442 at Southern Illinois ...2013 Sean Payton ........... 441 vs. W. Kentucky ..........1984 Anthony Buich ........ 440 vs. SE Missouri ...........1999

RUSHING YARDAGE: J.R. Taylor .............. 308 vs. Florida Atlantic .......2002 Kevin Staple ........... 283 vs. Grand Valley ..........1983 Nate Anderson ....... 268 vs. St. Joseph .............1973 Nate Anderson ....... 259 vs. SW Missouri ..........1972 Shepard Little ....... 245 vs. Jacksonville State ..2013

RUSHING ATTEMPTS: Willie High .............. 48 vs. Northern Iowa ..........1993

PASSING YARDAGE: Sean Payton ........... 509 vs. Saginaw Valley ......1985 Sean Payton ........... 486 vs. SW Missouri ..........1984 Jimmy Garoppolo . 480 vs. Illinois State .........2013 Jimmy Garoppolo . 477 at UT Martin ...............2013 Sean Payton ........... 461 vs. W. Kentucky ..........1984 Jimmy Garoppolo ... 453 vs. Austin Peay ...........2012 Jimmy Garoppolo . 450 at Northern Illinois ....2013 Jimmy Garoppolo . 440 at Southern Illinois ...2013

PASSING ATTEMPTS: Jimmy Garoppolo ... 61 at Illionis State ..............2012 Jimmy Garoppolo ... 60 vs. Murray State ............2012 Tony Romo ............. 58 vs. Hawai'i .....................2002 Sean Payton ........... 58 vs. Saginaw Valley ........1985 Sean Payton ........... 58 vs. Northern Iowa ..........1984

PASSES COMPLETED: Sean Payton ........... 40 vs. Saginaw Valley ........1985 Jimmy Garoppolo ... 39 vs. Murray State ............2012 Jimmy Garoppolo ... 37 at Illinois State ..............2012 Jimmy Garoppolo ... 35 at UT Martin ..................2012 Anthony Buich ........ 36 vs. SE Missouri .............1999 RECEIVING (CATCHES): Erik Lora ................. 21 vs. Murray State ............2012 * OVC Record Erik Lora ................. 18 vs. Towson ....................2013 Erik Lora ................. 17 at UT Martin ..................2012 Erik Lora ................. 15 vs. SE Missouri .............2012 Willie White ............ 15 vs. Illinois State .............1971 Adam Drake .......... 14 at UT Martin .................2013 Erik Lora ................ 14 at Northern Illinois ......2013 Andre Raymond ..... 14 vs. Hawai'i .....................2002 Rob Mehalic ........... 14 vs. Delaware State ........1981

RECEIVING (YARDS): Erik Lora ................. 269 vs. Murray State ..........2012 Frank Cutolo ........... 239 vs. Tennessee St. .......2001 Calvin Pierce .......... 238 vs. SW Missouri ..........1986 Adam Drake .......... 225 at UT Martin ...............2013 Chris Wright............ 217 at Tennessee State .....2010 Frank Cutolo ........... 217 vs. Northern Iowa ........2001 Erik Lora ................. 215 at UT Martin ................2012 Ralph Stewart ......... 201 vs. S. Illinois ................1988

ALL-PURPOSE RUSHING: Poke Cobb ............. 336 vs. Butler .....................1976 Andre Raymond ..... 335 vs. Hawai'i ...................2002

TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS: Scott McGhee ........ 4 vs. Northern Iowa ............1978 James Warring ....... 4 vs. Northern Michigan .....1978

TOUCHDOWNS: Steve Turner ........... 6 vs. Mecom Academy .......1920 Kevin Staple ........... 5 vs. Kentucky State ..........1982 Erik Lora ................ 4 vs. Tennessee Tech ......2013 J.R. Taylor .............. 4 vs. Florida Atlantic ...........2002 J.R. Taylor .............. 4 vs. Tennessee-Martin ......2002 Kevin Staple ........... 4 vs. Grand Valley ..............1983 James Warring ....... 4 vs. Northern Michigan .....1978 Scott McGhee ........ 4 vs. Northern Iowa ............1978

TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Jimmy Garoppolo . 7 vs. Illinois State .............2013 Jimmy Garoppolo, 4 at UT Martin ...................2013 Jimmy Garoppolo, 6 at Northern Illinois ........2013 Tony Romo ............. 6 vs. Murray State ..............2000 Jeff Christensen ..... 6 vs. Kentucky State ..........1982 Others (5 touchdown passes in a game) Jimmy Garoppolo 4 times, Sean Payton 2 times Tony Romo 1 time, Steve Turk 1 time

SOLO TACKLES: Thomas Williams .... 20 vs. St. Joseph ...............1997 Nick Ricks ............. 18 vs. E. Kentucky ............2002 Chris Nicholson ...... 17 vs. SW Missouri ............1983 Tim Lance ............... 17 vs. Northern Iowa ..........1987 John Noll ................ 15 vs. Northern Iowa ..........1987 Tim Lance ............... 15 vs. W. Kentucky ............1990 Jeff Mills ................. 14 vs. Western Illinois ........1988 Jeff Mills ................. 14 vs. SW Missouri ............1988

TOTAL TACKLES: Tim Carver .............. 31 vs. Texas-El Paso .........1994 Jeff Mills ................. 29 vs. SW Missouri ............1988 Thomas Williams .... 27 vs. St. Joseph ...............1997 Nick Ricks ............. 25 vs. E. Kentucky ............2002 Tyrone Covington ... 25 vs. Illinois State .............1984 John Noll ................ 23 vs. Northern Iowa ..........1988 Ray Jeske .............. 21 vs. Delaware .................1978

TACKLES FOR LOSS: Trevor Frericks ....... 7.0 vs. Tennessee State ....2009

QUARTERBACK SACKS: John Jurkovic ......... 6 vs. SW Missouri ..............1986 Pete Catan ............. 6 vs. Southern Illinois .........1979

PASSES INTERCEPTED: Bill Glenn ................ 5 vs. Northern Illinois .........1940

MOST PASS RECEPTIONS BY A RUNNING BACK: DuWayne Pitts ........ 9 vs. SW Missouri ..............1984

LONGEST TOUCHDOWN PASS: Tony Romo to ......... 98 vs. E. Kentucky .............2000 Will Bumphus

LONGEST TOUCHDOWN RUN: Poke Cobb ............. 96 vs. Tennessee Tech ......1976

LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR TD: Roosevelt Williams . 98 vs. Tennessee St. .........2001

LONGEST FIELD GOAL: Rich Ehmke ............ 58 vs. Northern Iowa ..........1986 Steve Largent ......... 53 vs. SW Missouri ............1993

LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN: Chris Watson .......... 100 vs. Northern Iowa ........1995 Marcus Potts .......... 100 vs. Youngstown St. .....1977

LONGEST PUNT: Bob Babb ............... 100 vs. Illinois State ...........1946 Kevin Cook ............. 86 vs. Southeast Missouri ..2010 (EIU Division I record)

LONGEST PUNT RETURN: Bob Babb ............... 100 vs. Millikin ...................1949 Erik Lora ................ 80 vs. Tennessee Tech ....2013 Jermaine Mobley .... 80 vs. Tennessee State .....2004 Frank Cutolo ........... 80 at Central Florida ..........1999

MOST BLOCKED KICKS: Kourtney Young ...... 3 vs. Illinois State ...............2000 Scott Johnson ........ 3 vs. Western Illinois ..........1988 Scott Johnson ........ 3 vs. Western Kentucky .....1988

MOST CONSECUTIVE PASSES COMPLETED: Sean Payton ........... 17 vs. Western Kentucky ...1986 Tony Romo ............. 16 vs. Indiana State ...........2001

MOST FIELD GOALS: Rich Ehmke ............ 5 vs. Winona State .............1986

MOST FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Tied by many .......... 2

MOST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN: Jeff Thorne ............. 7 vs. McNeese State ..........1993

INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS



HC .... Kim Dameron .........................................................dam-wren 4 .... Keiondre Gober ..........................................................go-burr 8 .... Fedney Delphonse ................................. fed-knee * dell-fonz 9 .... Jeff LePak................................................................. lee-pack 11 ... Ben Krol .................................................................... kah-roll 12 .... DySaun Smith .......................................................dah-shawn 29 .... Elven Walker .................................................................L-vin 32 .... Kamu Grugier-Hill ................................. kah-moo * grue-jay 35 .... John Wurm ....................................................................worm 45 .... Matthew Eleweke ..............................................Ella-wee-key 55 .... Joe Campagna ................................................... Coe-pag-nah 60 .... Charlie Athans .......................................................... Ay-thins 65 .... Eric Luhrsen ...............................................................lure-sin 68 .... Nick Borre ................................................................Bore-EE 70 .... Louis Vailopa ..................................................... Val-low-pah 73 .... Evan Kanz .................................................................... Can-z 84 .... Jack Kwiatkowski ....................................... Qwe-ah-cow-ski 92 .... Horace Arkadie .................................................... ark-Uh-die 94 .... Timotheus Granger ...................................... tim-mah-thee-us 95 .... Laquesse Taylor .................................................. La-quEESe 97 .... Dino Fanti ..................................................................Fon-tee

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EIU Roster By ClassGraduate Student ............................................................................... 1Senior .............................................................................................. 18Junior............................................................................................... 23Sophomore ...................................................................................... 19Redshirt Freshmen .......................................................................... 11Freshmen ......................................................................................... 16

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2013 EASTERN ILLINOIS ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE

GAROPPOLO, BABERS WIN OVC TOP HONORS

Eastern Illinois senior quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was named the Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Year and head coach Dino Babers was named the OVC Coach of the Year for the 2013 football season.

Garoppolo has rewritten the Ohio Valley Conference and Eastern Illinois record books as he became the fourth different EIU player to win OVC Offensive Player of theYear honors. Garoppolo is currently afinalist for theWalterPayton Award along with fellow teammate Erik Lora, the 2012 OVC Player of the Year. Garoppolo leads the nation in touchdown passes and passing yards while ranking second in total offense. He is currently third on the FCS single season touchdown passes list with 48 and ranks in the FCS career top 15 in touchdown passes, passing yards and total offense. His 4,489 passing yards thisseasonranksfifthall-timeontheFCSsingleseasonlist.

Babers became the first Ohio Valley Conference Coach to win the OVCCoach of the Year in back-to-back years since the 1998 and 1999 season when Tennessee State coach L.C. Cole won the honor. Babers led EIU to an 8-0 record in the OVC and a No. 2 national ranking. Babers has opened his OVC coaching career with a 14-1 record, the best winning percentage in league historyinthefirsttwoyearsinOVCgames.

The nineOVCfirst team selections are themost byEIU in school historypassing the mark of eight set in two previous years (2001 & 2002). EIU had a total of 15 All-OVC selections, the most in program history.

(regular season stats)

EASTERN ILLINOIS OVC FIRST TEAM SELECTIONS

QB ......... Jimmy Garoppolo ......................................4,489 pass yards, 48 TDRB ......... Shepard Little ............................................1,309 rush yards, 13 TDWR ......... Erik Lora ....................................102 cactches, 1,139 yards, 17 TDTE ......... Jeff LePak ...........................................40 catches, 624 yards, 6 TDOG ......... Collin Seibert .........................................2timefirstteamAll-OVCOT ......... Dominic Pagliara..........................................Academic All-DistrictDT ......... Pat Wertz ..........................................36 tackles. 10 TFL, 6.5 SacksDB ......... Jourdan Wickliffe ....................................... 83 tackles, 3 INT, 4 FFDB ......... Nick Beard ............................................. 38 tackles, 1 sack, 7 PBU

EASTERN ILLINOIS OVC SECOND TEAM SELECTIONS

RB ......... Taylor Duncan ....................................................... 809 yards, 9 TDWR ......... Adam Drake ...................................75 catches, 1,145 yards, 12 TDC ......... Nick Borre ................................................. 1st year starter at centerDT ......... Dino Fanti ........................................38 tackles, 13.5 TFL, 5 SacksLB ......... Robert Haynes ....................................66 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 2 SacksRS ......... Shepard Little ....................................................... 2 punt return TD

EASTERN ILLINOIS OVC ALL-NEWCOMER SELECTIONS

TE ......... Jeff LePak ...........................................40 catches, 624 yards, 6 TDRB ......... Shepard Little ................................................... 1,309 yards, 13 TDOL ......... Jimmy Lowery ................................RS Freshman Starter at Tackle




# NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/JC/LAST)1 Jeremy Joseph QB 6-6 230 FR HS Auburn, Ala. (Lee-Scott Academy)2 Jourdan Wickliffe + DB 6-1 200 R-JR 2V Columbus, Ohio (St. Charles College Prep)2 Jalen Whitlow QB 6-2 220 JR TR Montgomery, Ala. (Prattville/Univ. of Kentucky)3 Anthony Taylor + WR 6-0 187 R-SO 1V Wheaton, Ill. (Lombard Montini)3 Anthony Standifer CB 6-1 175 JR TR Chicago, Ill. (Crete-Monee/Univ. of Mississippi)4 Keiondre Gober WR 6-3 200 JR 2V Lubbock, Texas (Frenship)4 Pono Choy + DB 5-10 182 R-SO 1V Kalihi, Haw. (Kamehameha)5 Joe Powell + WR 6-0 180 R-SR 1V Dallas, Texas (Skyline/Univ. of Oklahoma)6 Tray Mitchell + WR 5-11 186 R-FR RS Wentzville, Mo. (Holt)6 Cedric Julius CB 5-10 175 SO TR Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Rancho Cucamonga/San Bernardino Valley College)7 Bradley Dewberry SAF 6-0 196 FR HS Stockbridge, Ga. (Eagles Landing)7 Stephen Bravo-Brown + WR 6-1 175 GR TR Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas/Univ. South Fla.)8 Andrew Manley + QB 6-3 225 R-SR 1V Waihawa, Haw. (Leilehua/New Mexico State Univ.)8 Fedney Delphonse + DE 6-3 234 R-JR 2V Naples, Fla. (Golden Gate)9 Jeff LePak + TE 6-6 232 R-SR 1V Belton, Texas (Belton/Baylor Univ.)9 D.J. Bland + DB 6-1 192 R-SR 3V Chicago, Ill. (De La Salle Institute)11 Ben Krol + QB 6-6 240 R-JR 2V Bull Valley, Ill. (Marian Central Catholic)12 DySaun Smith DB 5-10 172 FR HS Lake Cormorant, Miss. (Lake Cormorant)13 Anthony Goodman DB 5-9 185 JR 2V Lansing, Mich. (J.W. Sexton)14 Taylor Duncan + RB 6-3 225 R-SR 3V Marshall, Ill. (Marshall)15 Jared Pilson QB 6-1 175 FR HS Mattoon, Ill. (Mattoon)16 Austin Green + QB 6-3 210 R-FR RS Rochester, Ill. (Rochester)19 JoWahn Brown ATH 6-3 195 FR HS Chicago, Ill. (Thornton Township)20 AJ Woodson + RB 5-8 197 R-SR 1V Pompano Beach, Fla. (Northeast)21 Shepard Little + RB 5-10 197 R-JR 1V Schaumburg, Ill. (Schaumburg)22 Jimmy Lera + RB 5-8 182 R-SR 2V Lake Park, Fla. (Palm Beach Gardens)23 Antoine Johnson + CB 5-10 172 R-JR TR Washington, D.C. (Eleanor Roosevelt/Nassau CC)24 Jonathan Draper SAF 6-1 180 FR HS Ford Heights, Ill. (Crete-Monee)25 Reggie Box + DB 6-0 190 R-JR SQ Glen Carbon, Ill. (Edwardsville)26 Trey Pendergrass + WR 5-6 165 R-JR 2V Royal Palm Beach, Fla. (Jupiter Christian)27 Deonte Jackson + DB 5-10 185 R-SR 1V Olympia Fields, Ill. (Rich Central/Harper College)28 Will Vails SAF 6-1 186 FR HS St. Louis, Mo. (De Smet Jesuit)29 Elven Walker + CB 5-10 185 R-SO 1V Wheaton, Ill. (Glenbard South)30 Robert Haynes LB 6-0 235 SR 3V Punta Gorda, Fla. (Charlotte)31 Malcolm Miller + DB 6-1 205 R-FR RS Park Forest, Ill. (Rich East/Winona State Univ.)32 Kamu Grugier-Hill SAF 6-2 215 JR 2V Papakolea, Haw. (Kamehameha)33 Trevon Smith DB 5-9 175 FR HS Crete, Ill. (Crete-Monee)34 Brandon Ross + DB 5-11 210 R-JR SQ St. Louis, Mo. (Lutheran North)35 John Wurm + LB 6-1 230 R-SR 2V Dublin, Ohio (Coffman)36 Taylor Kerr + K/P 6-1 185 SR 3V Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike)37 Malik Harrison + ATH 6-1 198 R-FR RS Springfield, Ill. (Springfield)38 Joshua McCambry + DB 5-10 160 R-FR HS Chicago, Ill. (Chicago Vocational)39 Mike Gunter + SAF 6-3 245 R-JR 2V Rochester, Ill. (Rochester)40 Houston Angel RB 5-10 180 FR HS Little Rock, Ark. (Little Rock Christian Academy)41 Vincent Speller + SAF 6-1 195 R-FR RS Chicago, Ill. (Chicago Mt. Carmel)42 Marcus Banks + LB 5-10 200 R-FR RS University Park, Ill. (Chicago Mt. Carmel)43 Nick Bruno K/P 6-1 170 FR HS Daytona Beach, Fla, (Mainland)44 Andre Hodge + H-Back 6-0 255 R-JR 2V Cliffwood, N.J. (Matawan Regional)45 Matthew Eleweke + LB 6-3 205 R-SO TR Detroit, Mich. (Detroit Jesuit/Michigan State Univ.)46 Darnell Lee + WR 6-0 185 R-JR RS Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest/College of DuPage)47 Brandon Matthews LB 6-2 195 FR HS Edgard, La. (West St. John)48 Jake Lang LB 6-0 200 FR HS Tremont, Ill. (Tremont)49 Bobby Krop LB 6-1 215 FR HS Orland Park, Ill. (Carl Sandburg)50 Adam Gristick + LB 6-0 228 R-SR 3V Orefield, Pa. (Parkland)51 Seth McDonald + LB 6-1 230 SO 1V Sandwich, Ill. (Sandwich)52 Jake McNair + LB 6-1 225 R-SO 1V Louisville, Ky. (duPont Manual)53 Tony Bradford LB 6-0 235 FR HS Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett)54 AJ Hantak +* LS 6-4 242 R-FR RS Fenton, Mo. (Rockwood Summit)

+ indicates redshirt season used... * Hantak granted medical redshirts by NCAA




# NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/JC)55 Joe Campagna + LB 6-0 235 R-SR 2V Chicago, Ill. (St. Rita/Ferris State Univ.)56 Adolphus Barnes OL 6-4 285 SR 1V St. Petersburg, Fla. (Hillsborough/Merced College)57 Jared Hauer + OL 6-1 270 R-JR RS Andalusia, Ill. (Alleman Catholic/Harper College)58 Thomas Coronado DE 6-5 240 JR TR Fresno, Calif. (Edison/Fresno City College)59 Hector Trevino OL 6-3 285 JR TR Chicago, Ill. (St. Patrick/San Francisco CC)60 Charlie Athans + OL 6-3 272 R-SO 1V Manhattan, Ill. (Lincoln-Way Central)61 Cody Meyer + K 5-10 175 R-SR 1V Oakland, Ill. (Tri County/McKendree Univ.)62 DeShawn Wilbern + OL 6-0 275 R-JR 1V Wadsworth, Ill. (Wisconsin Lutheran HS & College)63 Leon Riley + DL 6-2 250 R-JR 1V Rantoul, Ill. (Rantoul)64 Ben Jones OL 6-6 250 FR HS Ocala, Fla. (Belleview)65 Eric Luhrsen + OL 6-5 275 R-JR 1V Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton-Warrenville South)67 Austin Askin OL 6-7 282 FR HS Louisville, Ky. (Saint Xavier)68 Nick Borre + OL 6-4 298 R-JR 1V Bloomingdale, Ill. (Lake Park)69 Cody Edwards + P 6-3 220 R-FR RS High Ridge, Mo. (Rockwood Summit)70 Louis Vailopa OL 6-3 310 FR HS Waianae, Haw. (Saint Louis)73 Evan Kanz + OL 6-5 310 R-SO 1V Luxemburg, Wis. (Luxemburg-Casco)74 Collin Seibert + OL 6-4 290 R-SR 3V Oswego, Ill. (Oswego)75 Jimmy Lowery + OL 6-4 290 R-SO 1V Burr Ridge, Ill. (Lombard Montini)78 Kurtis Brummerstedt + OL 6-7 320 R-FR 1V Yorkville, Ill. (Yorkville)80 Nico Shepherd + TE 6-2 232 R-SO 1V Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas/Florida Inter. Univ.)81 Aaron Gooch WR 5-9 170 FR HS Flossmoor, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor)82 Austin Cohn WR 6-2 180 FR HS Charleston, Ill. (Charleston)83 Marcus Robinson WR 6-1 175 FR HS Effingham, Ill. (Effingham)84 Jack Kwiatkowski WR 6-3 212 FR HS Oswego, Ill. (Oswego/Truman State Univ.)87 Matt Christensen + WR 6-3 182 R-FR RS Racine, Wis. (Wilmot Union)88 Adam Drake + WR 6-2 195 R-SR 3V Charleston, Ill. (Charleston)89 Addison Bounds + TE 6-4 220 R-FR RS Fairbury, Ill. (Prairie Central)90 Daniel Chism DL 6-2 295 SO 1V Warrenville, Ill. (Wheaton-Warrenville South)91 Taylon Shepard DT 6-0 281 FR HS Brenham, Texas (Brenham)92 Horace Arkadie + DT 6-4 305 R-JR TR Irving, Texas (Irving/Univ. of Arkansas)93 Tim Wilkerson DE 6-3 242 FR HS Katy, Texas (Katy)94 Timotheus Granger DE 6-2 242 SR 3V West Palm Beach, Fla. (Suncoast)95 Laquesse Taylor DT 6-2 294 SR 1V Fresno, Calif. (Edison/College of the Sequoias)96 Dante’ Bland DL 6-2 290 FR HS Dayton, Ohio (Northmont)97 Dino Fanti + DT 6-1 265 R-JR 2V Venice, Fla. (Venice)98 Najee Muhammed DL 6-0 205 FR HS Chicago, Ill. (Urban Prep Englewood)

+ indicates redshirt season used... * Hantak granted medical redshirt by NCAA

# .....PLAYER ..............................POS 40 .... Houston Angel ....................RB 92 .... Horace Arkadie ...................DT 67 .... Austin Askin ........................ OL 60 .... Charlie Athans .................... OL

42 .... Marcus Banks ..................... LB 56 .... Adolphus Barnes ................ OL 9 .... D.J. Bland ...........................DB 96 .... Dante’ Bland ....................... DL 68 .... Nick Borre ........................... OL 89 .... Addison Bounds ................. TE 25 .... Reggie Box .........................DB 53 .... Tony Bradford ..................... LB 7 .... Stephen Bravo-Brown .......WR 19 .... JoWahn Brown .................ATH 78 .... Kurtis Brummerstedt ........... OL 43 .... Nick Bruno .........................K/P

55 .... Joe Campagna ................... LB 90 .... Dan Chism .......................... DL 4 .... Pono Choy ..........................DB 87 .... Matt Christensen ...............WR 82 .... Austin Cohn .......................WR 58 .... Thomas Coronado ..............DE 8 .... Fedney Delphonse .............DE 7 .... Bradley Dewberry .............SAF 88 .... Adam Drake .......................WR

# .....PLAYER ..............................POS 24 .... Jonathan Draper ...............SAF 14 .... Taylor Duncan .....................RB

69 .... Cody Edwards ...................... P 45 .... Matthew Eleweke ............... LB

97 .... Dino Fanti ........................... DL

4 .... Keiondre Gober .................WR 81 .... Aaron Gooch .....................WR 13 .... Anthony Goodman ..............DB 94 .... Timotheus Granger .............DE 16 .... Austin Green .......................QB 50 .... Adam Gristick ..................... LB 32 .... Kamu Grugier-Hill .............SAF 39 .... Mike Gunter ......................SAF

54 .... AJ Hantak ........................... LS 37 .... Malik Harrison .....................RB 57 .... Jared Hauer ........................ OL 30 .... Robert Haynes .................... LB 44 .... Andre Hodge ...............H-Back

27 .... Deonte Jackson ..................DB 23 .... Antonie Johnson .................DB 64 .... Ben Jones ........................... OL 1 .... Jeremy Joseph ...................QB 6 .... Cedric Julius .......................DB

# .....PLAYER ..............................POS 73 .... Evan Kanz .......................... OL 36 .... Taylor Kerr .........................K/P 11 .... Ben Krol ..............................QB 49 .... Bobby Krop ......................... LB 84 .... Jack Kwiatkowski ...............WR

48 .... Jake Lang ........................... LB 9 .... Jeff LePak ........................... TE 46 .... Darnell Lee ........................WR 22 .... Jimmy Lera .........................RB 21 .... Shepard Little .....................RB 75 .... Jimmy Lowery ..................... OL 65 .... Eric Luhrsen ....................... OL

8 .... Andrew Manley ...................QB 47 .... Brandon Matthews .............. LB 38 .... Joshua McCambry ..............DB 51 .... Seth McDonald ................... LB 52 .... Jake McNair ........................ LB 61 .... Cody Meyer .......................... K 31 .... Malcolm Miller .....................DB 6 .... Tray Mitchell ......................WR 98 .... Najee Muhammed .............. DL 26 .... Trey Pendergrass .............ATH 15 .... Jared Pilson ........................QB 5 .... Joe Powell .........................WR

# .....PLAYER ..............................POS 63 .... Leon Riley ........................... DL 83 .... Marcus Robinson ...............WR 34 .... Brandon Ross .....................DB

74 .... Collin Seibert ...................... OL 91 .... Taylon Shepard ...................DT 80 .... Nico Shepherd .................... TE 12 .... DySaun Smith .....................DB 33 .... Trevon Smith ......................DB 41 .... Vince Speller .....................SAF 3 .... Anthony Standifer ...............DB 3 .... Anthony Taylor ...................WR

95 .... Laquesse Taylor.................. DL 59 .... Hector Trevino .................... OL 70 .... Louis Vailopa ...................... OL 28 .... Will Vails ...........................SAF 29 .... Elven Walker .......................DB

2 .... Jalen Whitlow .....................QB 2 .... Jourdan Wickliffe ................DB 62 .... DeShawn Wilbern ............... OL 93 .... Tim Wilkerson .....................DE 20 .... AJ Woodson .......................RB 35 .... John Wurm ......................... LB

EASTERN ILLINOIS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER



QUARTERBACK 8 ...Andrew Manley ..................6-3 .............225 ..............R-Sror 2 ... Jalen Whitlow .....................6-2 .............220 .................. JrRUNNING BACK 14 ...Taylor Duncan ....................6-3 .............225 ..............R-Sr 21 ...Shepard Little ....................5-10 ............197 .............. R-Jr 22 ... Jimmy Lera .........................5-8 .............182 ..............R-SrOUTSIDE RECEIVER 3 ...Anthony Taylor ...................6-0 .............187 .............R-So 4 ...Keiondre Gober ..................6-3 .............200 .................. JrTIGHT END 9 ... Jeff LePak ...........................6-6 .............232 ..............R-Sr 89 ...Addison Bounds .................6-4 .............220 .............R-SoLEFT TACKLE 56 ...Adolphus Barnes ................6-4 .............285 ..................Sr 67 ...Austin Askin .......................6-7 .............282 ..................FrLEFT GUARD 74 ...Collin Seibert ......................6-4 .............290 ..............R-Sr 70 ...Louis Vailopa ......................6-3 .............310 ..................FrCENTER 68 ...Nick Borre ..........................6-4 .............298 .............. R-Jr 60 ...Charlie Athans ....................6-3 .............272 .............R-SoRIGHT GUARD 65 ...Eric Luhrsen .......................6-5 .............275 .............. R-Jr 73 ...Evan Kanz ..........................6-5 .............310 .............R-SoRIGHT TACKLE 75 ... Jimmy Lowery ....................6-4 .............290 .............R-So 78 ...Kurtis Brummerstedt ..........6-7 .............320 ..............R-FrSLOT RECEIVER 5 ... Joe Powell ...........................6-0 .............180 ..............R-Sr 7 ...Stephen Bravo-Brown ........6-1 .............175 .................GrOUTSIDE RECEIVER 88 ...Adam Drake........................6-2 .............195 ..............R-Sr 26 ...Trey Pendergrass ................5-6 .............165 .............. R-Jr

EIU OFFENSE

KICKER 61 ...Cody Meyer .......................5-10 ............175 ..............R-Sror 43 ...Nick Bruno .........................6-1 .............170 ..................FrKICKOFF 36 ...Taylor Kerr ........................6-1 .............185 ..................SrPUNTER 69 ...Cody Edwards ....................6-3 .............220 ..............R-FrHOLDER 88 ...Adam Drake........................6-2 .............195 ..............R-SrLONG SNAPPER 54 ...AJ Hantak ...........................6-4 .............242 ..............R-FrPUNT RETURNS 21 ...Shepard Little ....................5-10 ............197 .............. R-Jr 88 ...Adam Drake........................6-2 .............195 ..............R-SrKICK RETURNS 4 ...Keiondre Gober ..................6-3 .............200 .............. R-Jr 22 ... Jimmy Lera .........................5-8 .............182 ..............R-Sr 26 ...Trey Pendergrass ................5-6 .............165 .............. R-Jr

EIU SPECIALISTS

DEFENSIVE END 8 ...Fedney Delphonse ..............6-3 .............245 .............. R-Jr 58 ...Thomas Coronado ..............6-5 .............240 .................. JrNOSE GUARD 95 ...Laquesse Taylor ..................6-2 .............294 ..................Sr 90 ...Dan Chism ..........................6-2 .............295 .................SoDEFENSIVE TACKLE 97 ...Dino Fanti ...........................6-1 .............265 .............. R-Jr 92 ...Horace Arkadie ...................6-4 .............305 .............. R-JrWOLF 30 ...Robert Haynes ....................6-0 .............235 ..................Sr 94 ...Timotheus Granger .............6-2 .............242 ..................SrLINEBACKER 50 ...Adam Gristick ....................6-0 .............228 ..............R-Sr 51 ...Seth McDonald ...................6-1 .............230 .................SoLINEBACKER 32 ...Kamu Grugier-Hill .............6-2 .............215 .................. Jr 35 ... John Wurm..........................6-1 .............230 ..............R-Sror 55 ... Joe Campagna .....................6-0 .............235 ..............R-SrLEFT CORNERBACK 27 ...Deonte Jackson ..................5-10 ............185 ..............R-Sr 3 ...Anthony Standifer ..............6-1 .............175 .............. R-JrHUSKIE 9 ...DJ Bland .............................6-1 .............192 ..............R-Sr 13 ...Anthony Goodman .............5-9 .............185 .................. JrROVER 2 ... Jourdan Wickliffe ...............6-1 .............200 .............. R-Jr 41 ...Vincent Speller ...................6-1 ..............95 ...............R-FrFREE SAFETY 4 ...Pono Choy .........................5-10 ............182 .............R-So 7 ...Bradley Dewberry ..............6-0 .............196 ..................FrRIGHT CORNERBACK 23 ...Antoine Johnson ................5-10 ............172 .............. R-Jr 6 ...Cedric Julius ......................5-10 ............175 .................So

EIU DEFENSE

EIU COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Kim Dameron (Arkansas, 1983 - 1st year) (Career Record 0-0; OVC Record 0-0)

Defensive Coordinator: Kane Wommack (1st year)

Offensive Coordinator: Greg Stevens (1st year)

Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Line: Mike Markuson (1st year)

Secondary: Tony Gilbert (1st year)

Running Backs: Danny Nutt (1st year)Wide Receivers: TD Woods (1st year)Tight Ends: Micah Smith (1st year)Defensive Line: Dennis ‘Dirt’ Winston (1st year)Linebackers: Michael Hodges (1st year)Huskies: James Truxillo (1st year)Trainer: Jason Heiar (1st year)Strength Coach: Riley Allen (1st year)Football Operations: Lucas Stortzum (1st year)Equipment Manager: Clint Bays (6th year)

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472013 FINAL STATISTICS

PANTHER OFFENSE (returners in bold)

PANTHER DEFENSE (returners in bold)

2013 STARTING LINEUPS

OPPONENT O-WR I-WR LT LG C RG RT I-WR O-WR QB RB San Diego State Drake LePak Pagliara Seibert Borre Pierce Lowery Lora Gober Garoppolo DuncanSouthern Illinois Drake LePak Pagliara Seibert Borre Pierce Lowery Lora Gober Garoppolo DuncanIllinois State Drake LePak Pagliara Seibert Borre Pierce Lowery Lora Gober Garoppolo DuncanNorthern Illinois Drake LePak Pagliara Seibert Borre Pierce Lowery Lora Gober Garoppolo DuncanEastern Kentucky Drake LePak Pagliara Seibert Borre Pierce Lowery Lora Gober Garoppolo DuncanAustin Peay Drake LePak Pagilara Seibert Borre Pierce Lowery Lora Gober Garoppolo DuncanSoutheast Missouri Drake LePak Pagliara Seibert Borre Pierce Lowery Lora Gober Garoppolo DuncanTennessee State Drake LePak Pagliara Seibert Borre Pierce Lowery Lora Gober Garoppolo DuncanTennessee Tech Drake LePak Pagliara Seibert Borre Pierce Lowery Lora Gober Garoppolo DuncanMurray State Drake LePak Pagliara Seibert Borre Pierce Lowery Lora Taylor Garoppolo DuncanJacksonville State Drake LePak Pagliara Seibert Borre Pierce Lowery Lora Taylor Garoppolo LittleUT Martin Drake LePak Pagliara Seibert Borre Pierce Lowery Hodge Taylor Garoppolo Little#Tennessee State Drake LePak Pagliara Seibert Borre Pierce Lowery Lora Gober Garoppolo Duncan#Towson Drake LePak Pagliara Seibert Borre Pierce Lowery Lora Gober Garoppolo Duncan

OPPONENT DE DT DT DE SAM MLB WILL CB ROVER FS CB San Diego State Wertz Fanti Voytilla Granger McCall Haynes Gristick Bland Wickliffe Beard HoulihanSouthern Illinois Wertz Fanti Voytilla Simpkins Grugier-Hill Haynes Gristick Bland Wickliffe Beard HoulihanIllinois State Wertz Fanti Voytilla Simpkins Grugier-Hill Haynes Gristick Bland Wickliffe Beard HoulihanNorthern Illinois Wertz Fanti Voytila Delphonse Grugier-Hill Haynes Gristick Bland Wickliffe Beard HoulihanEastern Kentucky Wertz Fanti Voytilla Simpkins Grugier-Hill Haynes Gristick Bland Wickliffe Beard McNultyAustin Peay Wertz Fanti Voytilla Delphonse McCall Haynes Gristick Goodman Wickliffe McNulty HoulihanSoutheast Missouri Wertz Fanti Voytilla Delphonse Grugier-Hill Haynes Gristick McNulty Wickliffe Beard HoulihanTennessee State Wertz Fanti Voytilla Delphonse Taylor Helms Gristick McNulty Wickliffe Beard HoulihanTennessee Tech Wertz Fanti Voytilla Delphonse Taylor Helms Gristick McNulty Wickliffe Beard HoulihanMurray Sate Wertz Fanti Voytilla Delphonse McCall Haynes Gristick McNulty Wickliffe Beard HoulihanJacksonville State Wertz Fanti Voytilla Delphonse McCall Haynes Gristick McNulty Wickliffe Beard HoulihanUT Martin Wertz Fanti Voytilla Delphonse McCall Haynes Gristick McNulty Wickliffe Beard Houlihan#Tennessee State Wertz Fanti Voytilla Delphonse McCall Haynes Gristick McNulty Wickliffe Beard Houlihan#Towson Wertz Fanti Voytilla Delphonse McCall Haynes Gristick McNulty Wickliffe Beard Houlihan

2013 EIU PANTHERS FOOTBALL EASTERN ILLINOIS Game Results

All games

Overall Ohio Valley Date Opponent Score Record Record Time Attend ---- -------- ----- -------- -------- ---- ------ Aug 31, 2013 at San Diego State W 40-19 1- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 3:36 42,978 Sep 7, 2013 at Southern Illinois W 40-37 2ot 2- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 3:45 10,038 Sep 14, 2013 #16 Illinois State W 57-24 3- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 3:15 10,741 Sep 21, 2013 at Northern Illinois 39-43 L 3- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 3:37 23,595 * Sep 28, 2013 Eastern Kentucky W 42-7 4- 1- 0 1- 0- 0 3:08 11,469 * Oct 10, 2013 at Austin Peay W 63-7 5- 1- 0 2- 0- 0 2:58 5,501 * Oct 19, 2013 Southeast Missouri W 55-33 6- 1- 0 3- 0- 0 3:03 11,569 * Oct 26, 2013 at #21 Tennessee State W 34-16 7- 1- 0 4- 0- 0 3:23 22,157 * Nov 2, 2013 Tennessee Tech W 56-21 8- 1- 0 5- 0- 0 3:18 6,939 * Nov 9, 2013 at Murray State W 37-17 9- 1- 0 6- 0- 0 3:01 3,119 * Nov 16, 2013 #22 Jacksonville State W 52-14 10- 1- 0 7- 0- 0 3:16 6,693 * Nov 23, 2013 at UT Martin W 70-22 11- 1- 0 8- 0- 0 3:43 3,167 # Dec 7, 2013 #17 Tennessee State W 51-10 12- 1- 0 8- 0- 0 3:20 4,825 ~ Dec 13, 2013 #4 Towson 39-49 L 12- 2- 0 8- 0- 0 3:32 3,850 * indicates Ohio Valley Conferece game # indicates FCS Playoff Game (2nd Round @ Charleston, Ill.) ~ indicates FCS Playoff Game (Quarterfinal @ Charleston, Ill.)

EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL... @EIU_Panthers ...15-TIME NCAA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF PARTICIPANT

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48RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY ALL GAMES........... (12-2-0) (6-1-0) (6-1-0) CONFERENCE.......... (8-0-0) (4-0-0) (4-0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (4-2-0) (2-1-0) (2-1-0)

TEAM STATISTICS EIU OPP--------------------------------------------------------SCORING....................... 675 319 Points Per Game............. 48.2 22.8FIRST DOWNS................... 395 276 Rushing..................... 153 123 Passing..................... 213 127 Penalty..................... 29 26RUSHING YARDAGE............... 3040 2381 Yards gained rushing........ 3281 2798 Yards lost rushing.......... 241 417 Rushing Attempts............ 611 565 Average Per Rush............ 5.0 4.2 Average Per Game............ 217.1 170.1 TDs Rushing................. 35 17PASSING YARDAGE............... 5213 2857 Comp-Att-Int................ 395-608-10 271-502-14 Average Per Pass............ 8.6 5.7 Average Per Catch........... 13.2 10.5 Average Per Game............ 372.4 204.1 TDs Passing................. 55 21TOTAL OFFENSE................. 8253 5238 Total Plays................. 1219 1067 Average Per Play............ 6.8 4.9 Average Per Game............ 589.5 374.1KICK RETURNS: #-Yards......... 45-759 73-1097PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards......... 23-460 17-126INT RETURNS: #-Yards.......... 14-105 10-95KICK RETURN AVERAGE........... 16.9 15.0PUNT RETURN AVERAGE........... 20.0 7.4INT RETURN AVERAGE............ 7.5 9.5FUMBLES-LOST.................. 31-13 35-24PENALTIES-Yards............... 136-1055 115-983 Average Per Game............ 75.4 70.2PUNTS-Yards................... 56-1984 87-3422 Average Per Punt............ 35.4 39.3 Net punt average............ 32.5 33.1KICKOFFS-Yards................ 111-5213 68-3704 Average Per Kick............ 47.0 54.5 Net kick average............ 33.3 37.1TIME OF POSSESSION/Game....... 27:50 32:103RD-DOWN Conversions.......... 102/230 77/231 3rd-Down Pct................ 44% 33%4TH-DOWN Conversions.......... 28/46 14/36 4th-Down Pct................ 61% 39%SACKS BY-Yards................ 26-184 20-127MISC YARDS.................... 0 26TOUCHDOWNS SCORED............. 95 40FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 7-17 14-24ON-SIDE KICKS................. 1-3 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES............... (59-69) 86% (43-58) 74%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS........... (52-69) 75% (32-58) 55%PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. (78-91) 86% (35-38) 92%

ATTENDANCE.................... 56086 110555 Games/Avg Per Game.......... 7/8012 7/15794 Neutral Site Games.......... 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total-------------------- --- --- --- --- --- ---Eastern Illinois.... 257 171 125 112 10 - 675Opponents........... 38 95 77 102 7 - 319

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G--------------------------------------------------------------LITTLE, Shepard 14 217 1563 12 1551 7.1 15 80 110.8DUNCAN, Taylor 12 217 1003 15 988 4.6 10 45 82.3LERA, Jimmy 12 64 375 6 369 5.8 4 57 30.8GAROPPOLO, Jimmy 14 70 209 147 62 0.9 4 14 4.4WOODSON, AJ 2 10 33 0 33 3.3 0 12 16.5LORA, Erik 13 2 30 0 30 15.0 0 30 2.3JENNINGS, Brian 9 7 18 0 18 2.6 0 4 2.0KROL, Ben 8 5 24 9 15 3.0 1 11 1.9MEYER, Ryan 14 2 13 0 13 6.5 1 10 0.9DRAKE, Adam 14 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.3MANLEY, Andrew 5 3 5 1 4 1.3 0 3 0.8GRUGIER-HILL, Kamu 14 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 2 0.3TEAM 11 12 0 51 -51 -4.2 0 0 -4.6Total.......... 14 611 3281 241 3040 5.0 35 80 217.1Opponents...... 14 565 2798 417 2381 4.2 17 63 170.1

PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G---------------------------------------------------------------GAROPPOLO, Jimmy 14 168.33 375-568-9 66.0 5050 53 86 360.7KROL, Ben 8 102.81 16-27-0 59.3 140 0 56 17.5MANLEY, Andrew 5 9.60 2-7-1 28.6 8 0 8 1.6LORA, Erik 13 236.00 1-2-0 50.0 5 1 5 0.4WEATHERFORD, Scott 14 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0LePAK, Jeff 14 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0DUNCAN, Taylor 12 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0LITTLE, Shepard 14 514.00 1-1-0 100.0 10 1 10 0.7Total.......... 14 163.55 395-608-10 65.0 5213 55 86 372.4Opponents...... 14 110.02 271-502-14 54.0 2857 21 51 204.1

RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G------------------------------------------------------LORA, Erik 13 123 1544 12.6 19 66 118.8DRAKE, Adam 14 85 1305 15.4 13 82 93.2LePAK, Jeff 14 51 723 14.2 8 55 51.6GOBER, Keiondre 11 48 894 18.6 9 86 81.3DUNCAN, Taylor 12 31 243 7.8 0 20 20.2LITTLE, Shepard 14 21 182 8.7 2 43 13.0MEYER, Ryan 14 10 79 7.9 2 19 5.6TAYLOR, Anthony 14 9 90 10.0 0 19 6.4PENDERGRASS, Trey 13 8 41 5.1 0 11 3.2LERA, Jimmy 12 3 69 23.0 0 56 5.8POWELL, Joe 7 3 16 5.3 0 11 2.3BARKER, Brandon 9 1 11 11.0 0 11 1.2GAROPPOLO, Jimmy 14 1 10 10.0 1 10 0.7HODGE, Andre 14 1 6 6.0 1 6 0.4Total.......... 14 395 5213 13.2 55 86 372.4Opponents...... 14 271 2860 10.6 21 51 204.3

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G---------------------------------------------------GAROPPOLO, Jimmy 14 638 62 5050 5112 365.1LITTLE, Shepard 14 218 1551 10 1561 111.5DUNCAN, Taylor 12 218 988 0 988 82.3LERA, Jimmy 12 64 369 0 369 30.8KROL, Ben 8 32 15 140 155 19.4LORA, Erik 13 4 30 5 35 2.7WOODSON, AJ 2 10 33 0 33 16.5JENNINGS, Brian 9 7 18 0 18 2.0MEYER, Ryan 14 2 13 0 13 0.9MANLEY, Andrew 5 10 4 8 12 2.4GRUGIER-HILL, Kamu 14 1 4 0 4 0.3DRAKE, Adam 14 1 4 0 4 0.3TEAM 11 12 -51 0 -51 -4.6Total.......... 14 1219 3040 5213 8253 589.5Opponents...... 14 1067 2381 2857 5238 374.1

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk--------------------------------------------------------------BERRA, Cameron 7-17 41.2 0-0 4-9 2-4 1-4 0-0 40 3

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492013 SEASON STATISTICSPUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd----------------------------------------------------------WEATHERFORD, Scott 52 1883 36.2 53 2 22 9 1GAROPPOLO, Jimmy 2 76 38.0 40 0 0 2 0GRUGIER-HILL, Kamu 1 35 35.0 35 0 1 0 0TEAM 1 -10 -10.0 0 0 0 0 0Total.......... 56 1984 35.4 53 2 23 11 1Opponents...... 87 3422 39.3 66 4 18 23 2

KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn-------------------------------------------------------------KERR, Taylor 105 4973 47.4 17 4MEYER, Cody 4 149 37.2 0 0BERRA, Cameron 1 57 57.0 0 0WEATHERFORD, Scott 1 34 34.0 0 0Total.......... 111 5213 47.0 17 4 1097 33.3 31Opponents...... 68 3704 54.5 17 0 759 37.1 27

|------- PATs -------|SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points---------------------------------------------------------------LORA, Erik 20 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0-0 0 0 124LITTLE, Shepard 19 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 114BERRA, Cameron 0 7-17 77-89 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 98DRAKE, Adam 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 78DUNCAN, Taylor 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 60GOBER, Keiondre 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54LePAK, Jeff 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48GAROPPOLO, Jimmy 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2-3 0 0 30LERA, Jimmy 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24MEYER, Ryan 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18GOODMAN, Anthony 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12HODGE, Andre 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6KROL, Ben 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2KERR, Taylor 0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 1Total.......... 95 7-17 78-91 0-1 2 2-3 0 1 675Opponents...... 40 14-24 35-38 0-1 0 0-1 0 1 319

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G-----------------------------------------------------------LITTLE, Shepard 14 1551 182 259 200 0 2192 156.6LORA, Erik 13 30 1544 150 0 0 1724 132.6DRAKE, Adam 14 4 1305 0 0 0 1309 93.5DUNCAN, Taylor 12 988 243 0 0 0 1231 102.6GOBER, Keiondre 11 0 894 0 0 0 894 81.3LePAK, Jeff 14 0 723 0 0 0 723 51.6LERA, Jimmy 12 369 69 5 46 0 489 40.8PENDERGRASS, Trey 13 0 41 0 347 0 388 29.8GOODMAN, Anthony 14 0 0 5 88 0 93 6.6MEYER, Ryan 14 13 79 0 0 0 92 6.6TAYLOR, Anthony 14 0 90 0 0 0 90 6.4McNULTY, Alex 14 0 0 0 0 88 88 6.3GAROPPOLO, Jimmy 14 62 10 0 0 0 72 5.1POWELL, Joe 7 0 16 26 0 0 42 6.0McDONALD, Seth 13 0 0 0 42 0 42 3.2WOODSON, AJ 2 33 0 0 0 0 33 16.5BEARD, Nick 13 0 0 0 21 0 21 1.6BLAND, DJ 14 0 0 15 0 3 18 1.3JENNINGS, Brian 9 18 0 0 0 0 18 2.0KROL, Ben 8 15 0 0 0 0 15 1.9BARKER, Brandon 9 0 11 0 0 0 11 1.2McCALL, LeQuince 14 0 0 0 0 10 10 0.7HELMS, Alex 14 0 0 0 8 0 8 0.6HODGE, Andre 14 0 6 0 0 0 6 0.4MANLEY, Andrew 5 4 0 0 0 0 4 0.8ALVAREZ, Andre 14 0 0 0 4 0 4 0.3GRUGIER-HILL, Kamu 14 4 0 0 0 0 4 0.3WICKLIFFE, Jourdan 14 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.3WALKER, Elven 13 0 0 0 3 0 3 0.2TEAM 11 -51 0 0 0 0 -51 -4.6Total.......... 14 3040 5213 460 759 105 9577 684.1Opponents...... 14 2381 2860 126 1097 95 6559 468.5

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long--------------------------------------------LITTLE, Shepard 11 259 23.5 2 75LORA, Erik 8 150 18.8 1 80POWELL, Joe 1 26 26.0 0 26BLAND, DJ 1 15 15.0 0 0LERA, Jimmy 1 5 5.0 0 5CHOY, Pono 1 0 0.0 0 0GOODMAN, Anthony 0 5 0.0 1 5Total.......... 23 460 20.0 4 80Opponents...... 17 126 7.4 1 29

KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long--------------------------------------------PENDERGRASS, Trey 16 347 21.7 0 76LITTLE, Shepard 10 200 20.0 0 40McDONALD, Seth 6 42 7.0 0 13GOODMAN, Anthony 4 88 22.0 0 36LERA, Jimmy 3 46 15.3 0 27HELMS, Alex 2 8 4.0 0 8ALVAREZ, Andre 1 4 4.0 0 4HODGE, Andre 1 0 0.0 0 0WALKER, Elven 1 3 3.0 0 3BEARD, Nick 1 21 21.0 0 21Total.......... 45 759 16.9 0 76Opponents...... 73 1097 15.0 1 93

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long--------------------------------------------GRISTICK, Adam 2 11 5.5 0 6WERTZ, Pat 1 4 4.0 0 4GOODMAN, Anthony 1 70 70.0 1 70Total.......... 4 85 21.2 1 70Opponents...... 2 36 18.0 0 23

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long--------------------------------------------WICKLIFFE, Jourdan 3 4 1.3 0 4McNULTY, Alex 3 88 29.3 0 37BLAND, DJ 2 3 1.5 0 3McCALL, LeQuince 2 10 5.0 0 10GRISTICK, Adam 2 0 0.0 0 0HOULIHAN, Pete 1 0 0.0 0 0GRUGIER-HILL, Kamu 1 0 0.0 0 0Total.......... 14 105 7.5 0 37Opponents...... 10 95 9.5 0 29


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512013 GAME SUMMARIESGAME 1 - August 31, 2013

Eastern Illinois .............. 40San Diego State ............... 19

San Diego, Calif.Qualcomm Stadium (42,978)

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalEastern Illinois ........7....... 12 ...... 7 ...... 14 ............40San Diego State ........13....... 3 ....... 3 ....... 0 .............19

FIRST QUARTERSDS - Feer 41 field goal (12:57)EIU - Lora 37 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (11:14)SDS - Lockett 48 run (Feer kick) (9:11)SDS - Feer 35 field goal (4:25)

SECOND QUARTEREIU - Lora 4 pass from Garoppolo (kick failed) (13:43)EIU - Gober 62 pass from Garoppolo (kick blocked) (3:22)SDS - Feer 22 field goal (0:16)

THIRD QUARTERSDS - Feer 38 field goal (10:57)EIU - Duncan 2 run (Berra kick) (7:36)

FOURTH QUARTEREIU - Little 60 punt return (Berra kick) (13:43)EIU - Duncan 45 run (Berra kick) (4:30)

TEAM STATS ........EIU ..........SDSFirst Downs ............................... 21 ......................24Rushes-Yards..........................36-172 ..............35-122Passing-Yards ........................... 361 ....................318Comp-Att-Int .........................31-46-0............. 27-64-4Total Offense ............................ 533 ....................440Fumbles-Lost ............................2-2 ....................4-1Penalties-Yards .........................9-62 ..................7-65Int Returns-Yards-TD.............4-51-0................ 0-0-0Time of Possession ..................22:10 ................37:50Sacks-Yards ..............................4-27 ...................0-0

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Duncan (20-92-2), Little (10-62-0)SDS - Lockett (1-48-1), Pumphrey (7-25-0)

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU - Garoppolo (46-31-0-361-3)SDS - Dingwell (63-27-4-318-0)

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU - Gober (6-140-1), Lora (10-87-2), LePak (4-45-0)SDS - Lockett (8-98-0), Ruffin (4-91-0)

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU - Wickliffe (6-4-1), Gristick (6-4-2.5), Haynes (3-6-0)SDS - Fely (8-0-0), Berhe (6-1-1), Harris (5-2-0)

RECAP

Eastern Illinois won for just the fifth time against a school from the FBS level as the Panthers beat San Diego State, 40-19, in the season opener. Jimmy Garoppolo passed for 361 yards and three touchdowns as the offensive line provided all sorts of time for the Panthers quarterback. Erik Lora hauled in ten passes for 87 yards with two scores while Keiondre Gober had four catches for 140 yards and a long TD. The EIU defense allowed just one big play on a Colin Lockett 48-yard reverse for touchdown. EIU’s defense clamped down the rest of the night allowing only four field goals by Wes Feer. EIU broke a 19-19 tie in the third quarter on a 2-yard Taylor Duncan run. Sheperd Little opened the fourth quarter with a 60-yard punt return before Duncan iced the game with a 45-yard touchdown run. The EIU defense had four interceptions led by Alex McNulty’s two.

GAME 2 - Sept. 7, 2013Eastern Illinois .............. 40Soutnern Illinois .............. 37

Carbondale, Ill.Saluki Stadium (10,038)

Scoring 1 2 3 4 O1 O2 .......FEastern Illinois 14 7 0 9 7 3 ...... 40Southern Illinois 3 14 6 7 7 0 ...... 37

FIRST QUARTEREIU - Lora 7 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (10:06)SIU - Kinney 22 field goal (4:48)EIU - Drake 3 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (1:09)

SECOND QUARTERSIU - Pruitt 3 pass from Faulkner (Kinney kick) (11:54)EIU - Meyer 6 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (5:46)SIU - Hicks 3 pass from Faulkner (Kinney kick) (2:19)

THIRD QUARTERSIU - Kinney 22 field goal (4:07)SIU - Kinney 24 field goal (1:18)

FOURTH QUARTEREIU - Berra 40 field goal (14:47)EIU - Drake 31 pass from Garoppolo (kick failed) (11:22)SIU - Lantz 17 pass from Faulker (Kinney kick) (2:19)

1ST OVERTIMEEIU - Duncan 2 run (Berra kick) SIU - Puritt 2 pass from Faulkner (Kinney kick)

2ND OVERTIMEEIU - Berra 36 field goal

TEAM STATS ........EIU .......... SIUFirst Downs ............................... 32 ......................27Rushes-Yards..........................43-182 ..............45-209Passing-Yards ........................... 440 ....................294Comp-Att-Int .........................34-58-1............. 28-51-0Total Offense ............................ 622 ....................503Fumbles-Lost ............................2-0 ....................1-0Penalties-Yards .......................13-115 ................6-61Int Returns-Yards-TD..............0-0-0................ 1-10-0Time of Possession ..................24:57 ................35:03Sacks-Yards ...............................2-4 ....................2-5

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RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Duncan (26-100-1), Little (10-52-0)SIU - Agnew (9-55-0), Faulkner (8-55-0)

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU - Garoppolo (56-34-1-440-4)SIU - Faulkner (50-28-0-294-4)

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU - Lora (11-136-1), Drake (7-103-2), Gober (5-95-0)SIU - Pruitt (8-98-2), McKinney (7-55-0)

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU - Haynes (9-6-3), Wickliffe (5-5-0), Bland (5-3-0)SIU - Presume (9-6-0), Poole (6-5-1), Williamson (6-4-0)

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Cameron Berra knocked home a 36-yard field goal in the second overtime period to lift No. 14 Eastern Illinois to a 40-37 win at Southern Illinois. SIU had blocked a field goal attempt inside the 5-yard line as time expired to force the overtime period. Jimmy Garoppolo passed for 440 yards with touchdown passes to Adam Drake twice, Erik Lora and Ryan Meyer. Taylor Duncan rushed for 100 yards and a short touchdown.

GAME 3 - Sept. 14, 2013Illinois State .................... 24Eastern Illinois .............. 57

Charleston, Ill.O’Brien Field (10,741)

102nd Mid-America Classic

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalIllinois State ..............7........ 3 ....... 7 ....... 7 .............24Eastern Illinois .......27...... 17 ...... 6 ....... 7 .............57

FIRST QUARTERILST - Warrum 22 pass from Barnett (Aussieker kick) (12:45)EIU - Drake 23 pass from Garoppolo (kick blocked) (11:24)EIU - Hodge 6 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (7:51)EIU - Lora 63 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (5:36)EIU - Gober 86 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (0:04)

SECOND QUARTERILST - Aussieker 30 field goal (8:52)EIU - Drake 30 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (6:33)EIU - Lora 13 pass from Lora (Berra kick) (4:49)EIU - Berra 38 field goal (0:00)

THIRD QUARTERILST - Meredith 5 pass from Winkler (Aussieker kick) (11:01)EIU - Little 83 run (kick failed) (10:44)

FOURTH QUARTEREIU - Lora 7 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (13:55)ILST - Meredith 5 pass from Winkler (Aussieker kick) (2:06)

TEAM STATS ........EIU ......... ILSTFirst Downs ............................... 32 ......................17Rushes-Yards..........................48-248 ..............36-115Passing-Yards ........................... 491 ....................277Comp-Att-Int .........................27-42-0............. 15-29-3Total Offense ............................ 739 ....................392Fumbles-Lost ............................2-1 ....................1-1Penalties-Yards ........................11-97 .................7-65Int Returns-Yards-TD.............3-13-0................ 0-0-0Time of Possession ..................29:08 ................30:52Sacks-Yards ..............................2-12 ..................2-15

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RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Little (7-129-1), Duncan (25-73-0), Lera (10-54-0)ILST - Keoshian (14-59-1), Coprich (13-50-0)

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU - Garoppolo (41-26-0-480-7)ILST - Barnett (18-7-3-133-1), Winkler (11-8-0-144-1)

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU - Drake (11-176-2), Lora (10-186-3), Gober (2-95-1)ILST - Meredith (5-76-2), Chatham (3-85-0)

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU - McCall (3-5-0), Wertz (4-2-3), Wickliffe (5-0-0)ILST - Banks (8-1-0), Underwood (5-2-2)

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Eastern Illinois offense set four records during a 57-24 rout of Illinois State in the 102nd playing of the Mid-America Classic. Jimmy Garoppolo threw for a school record seven touchdown passes with six of them coming in the first half. He finished with 480 yards passing as he became the school’s career leader in pass completions. One of his completions in the second quarter went to Erik Lora as he became the OVC career receptions leader with 240 following the game (232 was the record). Lora had 10 catches for 186 yards and three touchdowns. The offense set a school record with 739 yards of total offense. Shepard Little rushed for 129 yards and a 73-yard touchdown. The defense forced four turnovers with LeQuince McCall picking up seven tackles and one interception.


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Eastern Illinois ................ 39Northern Illinois............ 43

DeKalb, Ill.Huskie Stadium (23,595)

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalEastern Illinois .........20....... 0 ....... 6 ...... 13 ............39Northern Illinois ......6....... 17 ..... 10 ..... 10 ............43

FIRST QUARTEREIU - Lora 14 pass from Garoppolo (pass failed) (12:21)EIU - Drake 43 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (12:08)EIU - Gober 13 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (7:36)NIU - Stingily 5 run (kick failed) (5:17)

SECOND QUARTERNIU - Stingily 5 run (Sims kick) (14:08)NIU - Eakes 3 pass from Lynch (Sims kick) (9:18)NIU - Sims 18 field goal (0:05)

THIRD QUARTERNIU - Harris 9 run (Sims kick) (10:17)EIU - Lora 33 pass from Garoppolo (run failed) (7:45)NIU - Sims 33 field goal (2:50)

FOURTH QUARTEREIU - Drake 15 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (14:55)NIU - Sims 37 field goal (11:24)EIU - Lora 10 pass from Garoppolo (kick failed) (9:53)NIU - Harris 8 run (Sims kick) (8:25)

TEAM STATS ........EIU ..........NIUFirst Downs ............................... 27 ......................31Rushes-Yards..........................34-127 ..............52-367Passing-Yards ........................... 450 ....................235Comp-Att-Int .........................34-49-2............. 21-30-2Total Offense ............................ 577 ....................602Fumbles-Lost ............................1-0 ....................1-1Penalties-Yards .......................14-126 ..............14-119Int Returns-Yards-TD..............2-0-0................ 2-14-0Time of Possession ..................28:03 ................31:57Sacks-Yards ...............................0-0 ...................5-29

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RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Little (12-81-0), Duncan (13-64-0)NIU - Lynch (23-189-0), Stingily (21-134-2)

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU - Garoppolo (49-34-2-450-6)NIU - Lynch (30-21-2-235-1)

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU - Lora (14-198-3), Drake (8-137-2)NIU - Lewis (9-82-0), Brown (7-99-0)

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU - Wickliffe (7-9-0), Grugier-Hill (6-5-1), NIU - Santacaterina (5-10-0), Bass (5-4-1)

RECAPEastern Illinois went toe-to-toe with 2013 Orange Bowl participant Northern Illinois but fell short in a 43-39 loss at Huskie Stadium. EIU jumped out early to a 20-0 lead recovering an onside kick and converting two four down conversions. Jimmy Garoppolo was 13-of-16 for 180 yards and three touchdowns on the Panthers first three possessions. EIU cooled off for 30-minutes in the middle of the game allowing NIU to take the lead. The two schools traded touchdowns in the fourth quarter but EIU was unable to move the ball on its final drive as NIU ran out the clock. Garoppolo tied the OVC & EIU career touchdown passes record at 85 with six touchdown passes in the game. Erik Lora had 14 catches for 198 yards and three touchdowns.

GAME 5 - Sept. 28, 2013Eastern Kentucky .............. 7Eastern Illinois .............. 42


Family Weekend

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalEastern Kentucky ......0........ 0 ....... 0 ....... 7 ...............7Eastern Illinois ........7....... 28 ...... 7 ....... 0 .............42

FIRST QUARTEREIU - Gober 30 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (6:49)

SECOND QUARTEREIU - Duncan 1 run (Berra kick) (12:20)EIU - LePak 21 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (8:23)EIU - R. Meyer 5 pass from Lora (Berra kick) (2:56)EIU - Goodman 70 fumble return (Berra kick) (0:23)

THIRD QUARTEREIU - Gober 40 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (5:52)

FOURTH QUARTEREKU - Watkins 3 run (Pray kick) (3:33)

TEAM STATS ........EIU ......... EKUFirst Downs ............................... 25 ......................14Rushes-Yards..........................33-112 ..............45-169Passing-Yards ........................... 407 .....................97Comp-Att-Int .........................35-52-1............. 11-25-2Total Offense ............................ 519 ....................266Fumbles-Lost ............................0-0 ....................2-2Penalties-Yards .........................9-51 ..................9-65Int Returns-Yards-TD..............2-0-0................ 1-29-0Time of Possession ..................30:15 ................29:45Sacks-Yards ..............................3-34 ...................1-9

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RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Duncan (10-48-1), Little (14-39-0)EKU - Jude (9-69-0), Sanders (10-48-0)

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU - Garoppolo (39-26-1-322-3), Krol (8-6-0-72-0)EKU - McClain (21-10-1-84-0)

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU - Lora (7-57-0), Gober (6-115-2), Drake (5-49-0)EKU - Borders (3-33-0), Glover (3-18-0)

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU - Goodman (5-3-0), McNulty (5-1-0), Haynes (3-2-1)EKU - Stanley (8-0-0), Shupperd (5-0-0)

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On an afternoon Jimmy Garoppolo set two Ohio Valley Conference records, it was the Eastern Illinois defense that was the story during a 42-7 victory over Eastern Kentucky. The Panthers shutout EKU until the 3:33 mark of the fourth quarter when the Colonels finally scored against the Panthers second and third string defense. The starting unit exited with 5:52 left in the third quarter having help EKU to 146 yards of total offense with four turnovers. Adam Gristick had two interceptions while Anthony Goodman returned a fumble 70-yards for a touchdown to set a school record. On offense Jimmy Garoppolo passed for three touchdowns to become the EIU and OVC career leader in that category. He hit Keiondre Gober for two of those touchdowns as Gober had 115 yards receiving. In the second quarter Garoppolo became the OVC career leader in passing yards and later became the 30th player in FCS history to eclipse the 10,000 yard passing mark for his career.

GAME 6 - Oct. 10, 2013Eastern Illiniois ............. 63Austin Peay ....................... 7

Clarksville, Tenn.Governors Stadium (5,501)

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalEastern Illinois .......27...... 15 ..... 14 ...... 7 .............63Austin Peay ...............0........ 0 ....... 7 ....... 0 ...............7

FIRST QUARTEREIU - Duncan 27 run (Berra kick) (13:40)EIU - Duncan 1 run (Berra kick) (8:15)EIU - Little 43 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (5:27)EIU - Lora 35 pass from Garoppolo (kick failed) (0:33)

SECOND QUARTEREIU - Garoppolo 1 run (Lora pass from Garoppolo) (2:01)EIU - Lora 6 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (1:11)

THIRD QUARTERAP - Phillips 9 run (Dunlap kick) (10:14)EIU - Little 1 run (Berra kick) (8:41)EIU - Drake 4 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (3:51)

FOURTH QUARTEREKU - Lora 66 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (12:35)

TEAM STATS ........EIU ...........APFirst Downs ............................... 26 ......................18Rushes-Yards..........................31-192 ..............46-158Passing-Yards ........................... 322 ....................151Comp-Att-Int .........................24-34-0............. 17-30-0Total Offense ............................ 514 ....................309Fumbles-Lost ............................3-1 ....................3-3Penalties-Yards ........................10-60 ................11-77Int Returns-Yards-TD..............0-0-0................. 0-0-0Time of Possession ..................18:47 ................41:13Sacks-Yards ...............................1-6 ....................0-0

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Duncan (17-128-2), Little (10-68-1)AP - Phillips (12-83-1), Williams (17-66-0)

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU - Garoppolo (30-21-0-306-5), Krol (4-3-0-16-0)AP - Sexton (16-9-0-90-0), Spivey (10-6-0-32-0)

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU - Gober (6-48-0), Lora (5-133-3), Duncan (5-41-0)AP - Clack (6-68-0), Phillips (3-32-0)

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU - Helms (7-3-2), Houlihan (3-3-0), McDonald (1-5-0.5)AP - Perry (4-3-0), Shuler (3-4-0.5)

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Eastern Illinois jumped out early with 27 first quarter points as the Panthers rolled to a 63-7 victory at Austin Peay. Jimmy Garoppolo was 14-of-17 for 195 yards and two touchdowns in the opening quarter while Taylor Duncan had two first quarter rushing touchdowns. Garoppolo finished with 306 yards passing, five touchdown passes and one rushing touchdown as he passed Sean Payton for first on the EIU career total offense list. Duncan rushed for a career high 192 yards. Garoppolo connected with Erik Lora for three touchdown scores as Lora had five catches for 133 yards. The Panthers defense allowed just one touchdown in the third quarter as EIU has limited its first two OVC opponents to only one score. Alex Helms led the defense with 10 tackles including two tackles for loss.

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Southeast Missouri.......... 33Eastern Illinois .............. 55


(96th Homecoming)

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalSoutheast Missouri ....6....... 14 ...... 0 ...... 13 ............33Eastern Illinois .........27...... 14 ...... 7 ....... 7 .............55

FIRST QUARTEREIU - Lora 60 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (12:41)EIU - Drake 82 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (9:19)SEMO - Davis 15 pass from Lathrop (kick failed) (6:53)EIU - Little 19 run (Berra kick) (5:39)EIU - Duncan 10 run (kick blocked) (1:42)

SECOND QUARTEREIU - Little 5 run (Berra kick) (13:02)SEMO - Elias 29 blocked punt return (Knight kick) (9:09)EIU - Little 8 run (Berra kick) (6:49)SEMO - Jackson 27 run (Knight kick) (6:01)


FOURTH QUARTEREIU - Lera 3 run (Berra kick) (1:38)SEMO - Davis 93 kickoff return (rush failed) (1:26)SEMO - McRoberts 12 pass from Lathrop (Knight kick) (1:05)

TEAM STATS ........EIU ........SEMOFirst Downs ............................... 29 ......................15Rushes-Yards..........................49-283 ..............39-181Passing-Yards ........................... 382 ....................117Comp-Att-Int .........................24-32-2............. 15-22-0Total Offense ............................ 665 ....................298Fumbles-Lost ............................2-1 ....................0-0Penalties-Yards .........................6-40 ..................6-44Int Returns-Yards-TD..............0-0-0................ 2-20-0Time of Possession ..................29:38 ................30:22Sacks-Yards ..............................2-14 ...................0-0

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RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Little (15-129-3), Duncan (20-107-1), Lera (7-31-1)SEMO - Jackson (14-126-1), Lathrop (18-28-0)

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU - Garoppolo (30-22-2-376-3), Krol (2-2-0-6-0)SEMO - Lathrop (22-15-0-117-2)

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU - Lora (8-131-1), Gober (6-70-1), Drake (3-138-1)SEMO - McRoberts (7-61-1), Davis (5-41-1)

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU - Fanti (6-2-2.5), McCall (6-0-1), Haynes (2-4-0.5)SEMO - Garrett (10-2-0), Ymonice (4-3-0)

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Eastern Illinois scored 27 first quarter points and the Panthers eased to a 55-33 victory over Southeast Missouri in front of a record crowd for a homecoming game (11,569). Jimmy Garoppolo became the OVC career leader in total offense while also breaking the EIU school record for passing yards. The senior opened the game 10-for-10 for 254 yards and a pair of touchdowns as EIU jumped out to a 34-6 lead. Shepard Little rushed for 129 yards and three touchdowns with Taylor Duncan adding 107 yards and a score. EIU had 665 yards of total offense, the fifth highest total in school history. The Redhawks scored three touchdowns off of EIU special teams miscues, a blocked punt returned for a score, a kickoff return for a score and a fumbled kickoff inside the 20.

GAME 8 - Oct. 26, 2013Eastern Illinois .............. 34Tennessee State ............... 16

Nashville, Tenn.LP Field (22,157)

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalEastern Illinois ........7....... 14 ...... 7 ....... 6 .............34Tennessee State .........3........ 0 ....... 0 ...... 13 ............16

FIRST QUARTEREIU - Gober 61 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (11:21)TSU - Godfrey 43 field goal (8:09)

SECOND QUARTEREIU - Little 21 run (Berra kick) (11:08)EIU - LePak 34 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (6:36)


FOURTH QUARTERTSU - Garlington 11 pass from Butler (Godfrey kick) (12:04)EIU - LePak 25 pass from Garoppolo (kick failed) (6:52)TSU - O’Neal 17 pass from Butler (kick failed) (5:18)

TEAM STATS ........EIU ..........TSUFirst Downs ............................... 25 ......................21Rushes-Yards..........................36-149 ..............32-126Passing-Yards ........................... 418 ....................212Comp-Att-Int .........................25-42-1............. 24-45-0Total Offense ............................ 567 ....................338Fumbles-Lost ............................1-1 ....................2-2Penalties-Yards .........................9-65 ................13-110Int Returns-Yards-TD..............0-0-0................. 1-0-0Time of Possession ..................27:20 ................32:40Sacks-Yards ..............................3-17 ..................3-27

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RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Little (22-138-1), Duncan (7-33-0)TSU - Broughton (16-93-0), Butler (9-24-0)

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU - Garoppolo (41-20-1-410-4), Krol (1-1-0-8-0)TSU - Butler (45-24-0-212-2-)

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU - Lora (10-105-0), Gober (6-128-2), LePak (4-112-2)TSU - Kelly (7-69-0), Garlington (5-33-1)

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU - Houlihan (7-1-0), Helms (6-1-1), Gristick (6-1-1)TSU - Thrasher (7-3-0), Van Dyke (6-1-0)

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Eastern Illinois had three receivers finish with over 100-yards receiving for the second time in school history as the No. 2 ranked Panthers picked up a 34-16 win over 21st-ranked Tennessee State. Keiondre Gober and Jeff LePak both hauled in two touchdown passes with Gober setting the tone in the first quarter on a 61-yard strike from Jimmy Garoppolo. Gober had six catches for 128 yards. LePak had four grabs for 112 yards. Erik Lora was the top target with 10 catches for 105 yards. Garoppolo passed for more than 200 yards in the first half for the eighth straight game as he finished with 410 yards, his sixth career 400-yard passing game. Shepard Little led the ground game with 138 yards and a touchdown. The defense held TSU to only a field goal until the fourth quarter as Pete Houlihan made a team high eight tackles. Alex Helms and Antonio Taylor ranked among the team’s top tacklers with both seniors earning a start. EIU knocked down four passes with Nick Beard breaking up four.

GAME 9 - Nov. 2, 2013Tennessee Tech ............... 21Eastern Illinois .............. 56

Charleston, Ill.O’Brien Field (6,939)(Hall of Fame Game)

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalTennessee Tech..........0........ 7 ....... 0 ...... 14 ............21Eastern Illinois .......21....... 7 ...... 21 ...... 7 .............56

FIRST QUARTEREIU - Lora 5 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (9:03)EIU - Lora 29 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (2:15)EIU - Little 75 punt return (Berra kick) (0:35)

SECOND QUARTEREIU - Gober 79 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (11:17)TTU - Cates 15 pass from Davis (Sharp kick) (9:27)

THIRD QUARTEREIU - Lora 5 pass Garoppolo (Berra kick) (11:00)EIU - Duncan 16 run (Berra kick) (7:56)EIU - Lora 80 punt return (Berra kick) (6:25)

FOURTH QUARTERTTU - Belew 7 pass from Davis (Sharp kick) (12:03)EIU - Little 21 run (Berra kick) (9:57)TTU - Belew 26 pass from Davis (Sharp kick) (2:04)

TEAM STATS ........EIU ......... TTUFirst Downs ............................... 26 ......................13Rushes-Yards..........................44-153 ...............32-83Passing-Yards ........................... 399 ....................198Comp-Att-Int .........................33-52-1............. 18-38-0Total Offense ............................ 552 ....................281Fumbles-Lost ............................3-2 ....................2-1Penalties-Yards .........................9-68 ..................7-35Int Returns-Yards-TD..............0-0-0................ 1-20-0Time of Possession ..................27:29 ................32:31Sacks-Yards ...............................1-6 ....................1-8

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Duncan (16-76-1), Little (16-67-1)TTU - Davis (3-22-0), Annoor (7-21-0)

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU - Garoppolo (50-33-1-399-4)TTU - Davis (27-11-0-183-3), Stone (11-7-0-15-0)

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU - Lora (12-119-3), Gober (5-129-1)TTU - Cates (3-32-1), Belew (3-72-2)

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU - Helms (4-1-1), Taylor (4-1-0.5), Grugier-Hill (3-2-0)TTU - Mitchell (7-2-1), Rudwall (6-2-0)

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Erik Lora scored four touchdowns with three touchdown receptions and an 80-yard punt return as No. 2 Eastern Illinois won 56-21 over Tennessee Tech. Lora tied the Ohio Valley Conference record for single season touchdown passes pulling in his 16th TD catch of the season in the third quarter. His 80-yard punt return was tied for the longest in school history. Lora caught 12 passes for 112 yards. Running back Shepard Little had a 75-yard punt return for touchdown in the opening quarter as EIU jumped out to a 21-0 lead. Jimmy Garoppolo passed for 399 yards and four touchdowns. The defense again was solid allowing less than 300 yards of total offense. Clinton Simpkins had a sack and Dino Fanti added two tackles for loss.


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Eastern Illinois .............. 37Murray State ................... 17

Murray, Ky.Stewart Stadium (3,119)

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalEastern Illinois ........7....... 14 ...... 9 ....... 7 .............37Murray State ..............0........ 0 ...... 10 ...... 7 .............17

FIRST QUARTEREIU - Garoppolo 12 run (Berra kick) (12:24)

SECOND QUARTEREIU - Duncan 5 run (Berra kick) (13:39)EIU - Lora 13 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (1:11)

THIRD QUARTEREIU - Team Safety (13:51)EIU - Little 5 run (Berra kick) (11:26)MUR - Harris 8 pass from Frazier (Wynstra kick) (3:07)MUR - Wynstra 31 field goal (1:52)

FOURTH QUARTERMUR - Griffin 14 pass from Frazier (Wynstra kick) (7:53)EIU - Little 61 run (Berra kick) (6:50)

TEAM STATS ........EIU .........MURFirst Downs ............................... 32 ......................24Rushes-Yards..........................52-303 ..............29-132Passing-Yards ........................... 299 ....................255Comp-Att-Int .........................28-40-0............. 32-50-2Total Offense ............................ 602 ....................387Fumbles-Lost ............................2-2 ....................2-1Penalties-Yards .......................11-106 ................7-43Int Returns-Yards-TD..............2-4-0................. 0-0-0Time of Possession ..................32:14 ................27:46Sacks-Yards ..............................3-18 ...................1-4

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Little (20-173-2), Duncan (22-88-0)MUR - Brady (6-60-0), Berry (12-44-0)

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU - Garoppolo (40-28-0-299-1)MUR - Frazier (50-32-2-255-2)

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU - Lora (10-94-1), Drake (7-112-0), Duncan (3-45-0)MUR - Powell (9-74-0), Griffin (7-58-1)

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU - Houlihan (6-3-0), Haynes (4-4-0.5), Wickliffe (3-3-0)MUR - Smith (8-4-0), Small (8-3-0)

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Eastern Illinois opened the game with a 30-0 lead as the No. 2 ranked Panthers clinched a share of the Ohio Valley Conference title with a 37-17 win over Murray State. EIU scored three times in the first half with Jimmy Garoppolo and Taylor Duncan scoring on runs. Garoppolo hit Erik Lora for a touchdown pass in the second quarter as Lora became the OVC leader in both career touchdown receptions and single season touchdown receptions. Lora had ten catches for 94 yards as he passed Jerry Rice on the all-time FCS career receptions list. Lora ended the day ranked third on the career list. EIU added a safety and two more rushing touchdowns in the second, both scores by Shepard Little who finished with 173 yards. Murray State scored twice in the third quarter and midway through the fourth quarter taking advantage of two EIU turnovers.

GAME 11 - Nov. 16, 2013Jacksonville State ............ 14Eastern Illinois .............. 52


Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalJacksonville State ......0........ 7 ....... 0 ....... 7 .............14Eastern Illinois .......35....... 3 ....... 7 ....... 7 .............52

FIRST QUARTEREIU - Little 3 run (Berra kick) (13:48)EIU - Little 18 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (8:32)EIU - Little 37 run (Berra kick) (5:58)EIU - Garoppolo 10 pass from Little (Berra kick) (3:22)EIU - Lera 57 run (Berra kick) (0:46)

SECOND QUARTERJSU - Johnson 22 pass from Shortell (Thomas kick) (6:35)EIU - Berra 26 field goal (1:42)

THIRD QUARTEREIU - Drake 9 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (4:13)

FOURTH QUARTERJSU - James 1 run (Thomas kick) (14:03)EIU - Lera 2 run (Berra kick) (9:11)

TEAM STATS ........EIU ..........JSUFirst Downs ............................... 31 ......................18Rushes-Yards..........................56-413 ..............51-155Passing-Yards ........................... 182 .....................98Comp-Att-Int .........................17-26-0.............. 8-22-0Total Offense ............................ 595 ....................253Fumbles-Lost ............................1-0 ....................4-3Penalties-Yards ........................10-73 .................6-70Int Returns-Yards-TD..............0-0-0................. 0-0-0Time of Possession ..................31:11 ................28:49Sacks-Yards ..............................3-33 ...................0-0

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Little (26-245-2), Lera (12-111-2)JSU - Jenkins (14-97-0), James (20-80-1)

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU - Garoppolo (24-15-0-169-2)JSU - Shortell (16-8-0-98-1)

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU - Lora (5-93-0), Drake (5-35-1)JSU - Chambers (3-44-0), Goffigan (2-25-0)

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU - Wickliffe (5-4-0.5), Beard (4-2-0), McNulty (3-3-1.5)JSU - Carlisle (7-4-1), Bender (6-2-0)

RECAP

Eastern Illinois set two school records as the Panthers wrapped up the 2013 Ohio Valley Conference Championship with a convincing 52-14 win over No. 22 Jacksonville State. EIU scored 35 points in the first quarter as Shepard Little contributed to the first four touchdowns. Little ran for two touchdowns, caught a pass and threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jimmy Garoppolo. The 35 points in a quarter broke the previous record of 30 set in 1982. EIU rushed for a school record 413 yards on the ground with Little piling up 245, the fifth best single game total in school history. Jimmy Lera had 111 yards and two rushing scores. Little was the first OVC player since 2011 to pass for a touchdown, run for a touchdown and catch a touchdown pass in the same game. EIU’s defense limited one of the OVC’s top rushing attacks to 155 yards and one fourth quarter rushing touchdown.

GAME 12 - Nov. 23, 2013Eastern Illinois .............. 70UT Martin ....................... 22

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Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalEastern Illinois .......28...... 19 ..... 17 ...... 6 .............70UT Martin .................0........ 9 ...... 13 ...... 0 .............22

FIRST QUARTEREIU - Drake 33 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (12:26)EIU - LePak 35 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (8:33)EIU - Drake 9 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (7:23)EIU - Drake 40 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (5:24)

SECOND QUARTERUTM - Butler 28 pass from Neal (Redditt kick) (13:49)EIU - Little 2 run (kick blocked) (11:05)UTM - Team Safety (8:26)EIU - Little 6 run (Kerr kick) (5:57)EIU - LePak 51 pass from Garoppolo (kick failed) (3:26)

THIRD QUARTEREIU - Lera 1 run (Berra kick) (13:15)UTM - Thompson 28 pass from Neal (Redditt kick) (10:31)EIU - LePak 55 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (6:10)UTM - Davis 45 pass from Favre (Redditt kick) (4:15)EIU - Berra 20 field goal (0:11)

FOURTH QUARTEREIU - Krol 1 run (kick failed) (7:30)

TEAM STATS ........EIU .........UTMFirst Downs ............................... 36 ......................15Rushes-Yards..........................55-203 ...............47-31Passing-Yards ........................... 501 ....................248Comp-Att-Int .........................28-57-1............. 22-44-1Total Offense ............................ 704 ....................295Fumbles-Lost ............................1-0 ....................4-4Penalties-Yards ........................12-90 ............... 11-117Int Returns-Yards-TD.............1-37-0.............. 1-(-1)-0Time of Possession ..................32:09 ................27:51Sacks-Yards ..............................1-11 ...................1-8

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Little (28-123-2), Lera (13-83-1), Jennings (5-12-0)UTM - McNeil (16-39-0), Ray (4-9-0)

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU - Garoppolo (46-26-0-477-6), Krol (9-2-0-24-0)UTM - Neal (31-12-0-150-2), Favre (13-10-1-98-1)

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU - Drake (14-225-3), LePak (7-196-3)UTM - Butler (6-91-1), Davis (4-61-1)

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU - Wickliffe (3-4-0), McCall (5-0-3), Beard (0-5-0)UTM - Roberts (5-7-0.5), Johnson (3-8-1)

RECAP

Eastern Illinois wrapped up a perfect Ohio Valley Conference season with a convincing 70-22 win over UT Martin. The Panthers scored the third highest point total in school history and posted the second highest total offense day in school history. Jimmy Garoppolo passed for 477 yards and six touchdowns as he connected three times each with Adam Drake and Jeff LePak. The Panthers once again jumped out to a big first quarter lead scoring 28 points in the opening quarter and 47 in the first half. LeQuince McCall had three tackles for loss on the defense as they shut down UT Martin’s offense.

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Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalTennessee State .........0........ 0 ....... 7 ....... 3 .............10Eastern Illinois .......16...... 21 ...... 7 ....... 7 .............51

FIRST QUARTEREIU - Duncan 3 run (Berra kick) (11:15)EIU - Berra 25 field goal (8:06)EIU - Lora 20 pass from Garoppolo (kick failed) (4:41)

SECOND QUARTEREIU - LePak 6 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (10:32)EIU - Goodman 5 blocked punt return (Berra kick) (2:15)EIU - Drake 4 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (0:26)

THIRD QUARTEREIU - Little 18 run (Berra kick) (12:41)TSU - Broughton 7 run (Godfrey kick) (7:28)

FOURTH QUARTERTSU - Godfrey 42 field goal (10:00)EIU - Little 80 run (Berra kick) (9:46)

TEAM STATS ........EIU ..........TSUFirst Downs ............................... 25 ......................13Rushes-Yards..........................46-313 ...............33-45Passing-Yards ........................... 240 ....................242Comp-Att-Int .........................17-27-1............. 25-38-0Total Offense ............................ 553 ....................287Fumbles-Lost ............................4-1 ....................5-3Penalties-Yards .........................6-37 ..................8-97Int Returns-Yards-TD..............0-0-0................. 1-3-0Time of Possession ..................27:13 ................32:47Sacks-Yards ...............................1-2 ....................1-5

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Little (12-184-2), Duncan (21-79-1), Lera (6-47-0)TSU - Broughton (16-26-1), Spells (4-10-0)

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU - Garoppolo (26-17-1-240-3)TSU - German (38-25-0-242-0)

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU - Drake (6-95-1), LePak (6-32-1), Lora (3-76-1)TSU - Mitchell (6-76-0), Wilson (4-50-0)

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU - Gristick (4-1-0), McCall (4-1-0), Houlihan (4-1-0)TSU - Taylor (9-2-1), Thrasher (7-3-0)

RECAP

Eastern Illinois snapped a long FCS playoff drought with a 51-10 victory over Tennessee State in the FCS 2nd round. The Panthers the No. 2 seed in this year’s field jumped out to a 37-0 lead at halftime. Jimmy Garoppolo threw for three first half touchdowns hitting Erik Lora, Jeff LePak and Adam Drake. The Panthers tacked on a special teams touchdown as DJ Bland blocked a punt that Anthony Goodman scooped up and scored on from five yards out. Shepard Little rushed for 184 yards and two second half touchdowns as EIU won in the playoffs for the first time since 1989. The Panthers stuffed the TSU run allowing just 45 yards on the ground and 287 yards of total offense. It was the most points EIU has scored in a playoff game and the least number of points the Panthers defense has allowed in the FCS playoffs.

GAME 14 - Dec. 13, 2013Towson ........................... 49Eastern Illinois ................ 39


FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals

Scoring 1 2 3 4 FinalTowson ......................0....... 21 ..... 14 ..... 14 ............49Eastern Illinois .........14....... 0 ...... 10 ..... 15 ............39

FIRST QUARTEREIU - Lora 3 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (10:13)EIU - Garoppolo 6 run (Berra kick) (7:18)

SECOND QUARTERTOW - West 9 run (Evangelista kick) (12:40)TOW - Frazier 4 run (Evangelista kick) (6:21)TOW - West 63 run (Evangelista kick) (4:39)

THIRD QUARTEREIU - Garoppolo 1 run (Berra kick) (13:15)TOW - West 6 run (Evangelista kick) (9:52)EIU - Berra 28 field goal (6:20)TOW - West 5 run (Evangelista kick) (1:13)

FOURTH QUARTEREIU - LePak 39 pass from Garoppolo (Lora catch) (14:35)TOW - Victor 3 run (Evangelista kick) (9:53)TOW - West 3 run (Evangelista kick) (7:33)EIU - Meyer 10 run (Berra kick) (3:08)

TEAM STATS ........EIU .........TOWFirst Downs ............................... 28 ......................26Rushes-Yards..........................48-190 ..............59-472Passing-Yards ........................... 321 ....................115Comp-Att-Int .........................38-51-0.............. 8-14-0Total Offense ............................ 511 ....................587Fumbles-Lost ............................7-2 ....................4-2Penalties-Yards .........................7-65 ..................3-15Int Returns-Yards-TD..............0-0-0................. 0-0-0Time of Possession ..................29:08 ................30:52Sacks-Yards ...............................0-0 ...................3-17

LEADERS

RUSHING (No-Yds-TD)EIU - Duncan (20-100-0), Little (14-58-0)TOW - West (39-354-5), Victor (11-80-1)

PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD)EIU - Garoppolo (50-38-0-321-2)TOW - Athens (13-8-0-115-0)

RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD)EIU - Lora (18-129-1), LePak (5-67-1)TOW - Oboh (3-41-0), Dessenberg (1-29-0)

DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL)EIU - Haynes (7-2-0), Delphonse (5-3-0), Beard (6-1-0)TSU - Clark (11-4-0), Gaddis (13-1-1), Delaire (6-0-2)

RECAP

Eastern Illinois jumped out to a 14-0 first quarter lead but the Panthers could not slow down Towson running back Terrance West during a 49-39 loss in the FCS quarterfinals. West rushing for an FCS playoff record 354 yards and five touchdowns. Walter Payton Award winning quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo did all he could for the Panthers offense passing for 321 yards with two passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Erik Lora ended his career with 18 catches for 129 yards and one score. EIU tied the game to open the second half and closed to within 3 points to open the fourth quarter. EIU’s defense could not find an answer for West or the Tigers as they rushed for 472 total yards and seven rushing touchdowns.


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* OVC GameHome Games in BoldFW - Family WeekendHC - Homecoming

2016 ScheduleSept. 1 Western Illinois Sept. 10 at Miami (Ohio) Sept. 19 at Illinois State Sept. 24 * Austin Peay Oct. 1 * at Southeast MissouriOct. 8 * Tennessee State Oct. 15 * at Tennessee Tech Oct. 22 * Murray State Oct. 29 * at Jacksonville StateNov. 5 * UT Martin Nov. 12 * at Eastern KentuckyNov. 26 FCS Playoffs

* OVC GameHome Games in Bold

2017 ScheduleSept. 2 TBA Sept. 9 TBA Sept. 16 Illinois State Sept. 23 * Southeast MissouriSept. 30 * at Tennessee State Oct. 7 * Tennessee TechOct. 14 * at Murray State Oct. 21 * Jacksonville StateOct. 28 * at UT Martin Nov. 4 * Eastern KentuckyNov. 18 * at Austin PeayNov. 25 FCS Playoffs


2018 ScheduleSept. 1 TBA Sept. 8 TBA Sept. 15 at Illinois State Sept. 22 * Tennessee State Sept. 29 * at Tennessee TechOct. 6 * Murray State Oct. 13 * at Jacksonville StateOct. 20 * UT Martin Nov. 27 * at Eastern KentuckyNov. 10 * Austin PeayNov. 17 * at Southeast MissouriNov. 24 FCS Playoffs


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