2009 FB Spring Prospectus

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2Eastern Michigan University 2009 Spring Football Prospectus



Eastern Michigan Season ScheduleDate Opponent Location Time NotesSept. 5 ARMY Ypsilanti, Mich. 7 p.m. Army to play for the first time at Rynearson StadiumSept. 19 at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. TBA EMU head coach Ron English returns to the “Big House”

Oct. 10 at Northwestern Evanston, Ill. TBA Second Big Ten opponent on schedule

Oct. 31 at Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. TBA EMU to meet Arkansas for the first time in history

Eight-game Mid-American Conference Schedule not available yet

* Mid-American Conference game; All times are Eastern Standard For tickets, call 734.487.2282, or visit, EMUEagles.com

Sports Information Staff Director ...........................Jim StreeterOffice Phone ................734.487.0317Home Phone................734.485.3221Assistant Director ..........Greg SteinerSID Graduate Asst. .. Amanda DeckerSID Graduate Asst. ............Dan WyarSID Graduate Asst. ..Sarah VanMetreStudent Assts.................Amy Ziemak

Athletics StaffAthletics Director....Dr. Derrick GraggAssoc. A.D./Internal....................................Doug Dowdy Assoc. A.D./Business.................................... Mike MalachAssoc. A.D./SWA/Mark.-Promotions ................... Stephannnie VandenBergDir. of Compliance/Special Projects .....................Dr. Melody Reifel WernerAssoc. A.D./Athletic Dev. Director ............................................Craig FinkTicket Manager .................. Ron ReidFaculty Athletics Rep. .. Liz BroughtonDirector for SASS .............Erin BurdisFacilities Supervisor ...........Erich KeilEquipment Manager ........... Jay SofenHead Athletic Trainer . Steve NordwallAssociate Trainer ........... Bill TuscanyStaff Athletic Trainers ......................Megan Snow, Masayasu TakaiwaHead Strength & Cond. Mike SzerszenAsst. Strength & Cond. Andy WilliamsAth. Acct. Specialist ..Bobbie BowlingFootball Secretary ...... Maria FarrugiaAth. Dept. Secretaries Karen Hansen, Lori Barron

Key Football Phone NumbersH.C. Ron English ...734.487.2160 (O)Rynearson Stadium Press Box Num-bers: .................734.481.0014 (0072)

Eastern Michigan University 2009 Football Coaching StaffHead Coach: ............Ron English (California,’90); First seasonAssistant Coaches:Kurt Anderson ............. Michigan, ‘01 ................. 2nd Year-Offensive lineTom Burpee ................ Michigan, ‘05 ................. 1st Year-Tight Ends/Special TeamsAntonio Carter............. Alabama, ‘04 .................. 1st Year-Wide ReceiversTim Carter .................. Tulane, ‘01 ..................... 1st Year-Defensive Backs/Recruiting Coor.Casey Creehan ............ Grove City, ‘99 ............... 1st Year-Defensive LineKen Karcher ................ Tulane, ‘86 ..................... 1st Year-Offensive Coor./QBsEric Lewis ................... San Diego State, ‘98 ....... 1st Year-Defensive Coor./Defensive BacksSteve Szabo ............... Naval Academy, ‘65 ........ 1st Year-LinebackersTyrone Wheatley .......... Michigan, ‘08 ................. 1st Year-Running BacksOlmy Olmstead ........... Wabash, ‘04 ................... 1st Year-Offensive G.A.Steve Otterbein ........... Hillsdale, ‘07 .................. 2nd Year-Defensive G.A.

EMU Quick FactsPresident ...Dr. Susan W. MartinFounded ....1849Enrollment .22,638Nickname...EaglesColors ........Dark Green (349) & WhiteStadium .....Rynearson Stadium (1969)Capacity.....30,200; FieldTurf (2005)

EMU Board of RegentsRoy E. Wilbanks ...........................ChairFrancine Parker ..................... vice chairFloyd ClackGary D. HawksPhilip A. IncarnatiMohamed OkdieThomas W. SidlikJames F. Stapleton

EMU 2009 Important Football DatesMarch 17 Spring practice beginsMarch 19 Practice March 21 PracticeMarch 24 PracticeMarch 26 PracticeMarch 28 PracticeMarch 31 PracticeApril 2 PracticeApril 4 PracticeApril 7 PracticeApril 9 PracticeApril 11 PracticeApril 14 PracticeApril 16 PracticeApril 19 Spring Game All practice days are subject to change

Pro Day: Monday, March 16, 2009



YPSILANTI, Mich. — When the Eastern Michigan University football team begins 2009 spring practice March 17 it will be a new beginning for the coaching staff as well as the players. The coaching staff, with the exception of one holdover from last season, will be entirely new, including at the top where Ron English takes over the reins of the football program. English, a former University of Michigan defensive coordinator and most recently the defensive coordinator at the Univer-sity of Louisville, was named EMU’s head man, Dec. 22, 2008. English hit the ground running from that point, building a complex coaching staff, adding an outstanding recruiting class, and establishing a solid base for the current players. “What we would like to do is build a team that understands what physical toughness is, and more importantly, what mental toughness is,” English said of spring practice. “Obviously, we would like to install both our offense and defense so that our players have an understanding of the concepts involved in both.

English Has 45 Lettermen For Spring Drills

“We want to teach our players how to win in terms of situations, and also the im-portance of field position and turnovers. We want to be able to run the ball and also to defend the run,” English added. English also understands the impor-tance of the evaluation process when a new staff works with a team for the first time on the field. “We want to evaluate each player in spring practice,” English said. “That is the right thing and the fair thing to do. We will evaluate each player and then make the decisions on who will be the first guys to run out on the field and so forth. “What we ultimately want to do is build a program where we feel good about playing a lot of football players. For example, we don’t want to have starters and not worry about the rest of the guys. We would like to create a program with a lot of depth. “We’re really not going in with any pre-conceived notions, but we are going in with the thought that we want to develop a team through tough, hard practices, build fundamentals, and install our phi-losophies on offense and defense.”

While this year’s spring drills will give the coaching staff and players a chance to evaluate each other, the spring is a chance for everyone to have a fresh start, including all 45 letterwinners. Headling the list of returning lettermen is the fact that 23 lettermen return on offensive and 22 on defense. The Eagles rolled up record-breaking efforts in three games last year returning to the controls in the spring will be the quarterback duo of senior Andy Schmitt (6-4, 238, Sr.-Sr.) and junior Kyle McMa-hon (6-3, 208, Jr.-Jr.). Both signal callers turned in strong performances in 2008 and will provide solid depth at that position. Schmitt started started 10 of 11 games in which he played last year and com-pleted 261-of-417 passes for 2,644 yards and 15 touchdowns. Schmitt also finished third on the team in rushing with 171 yards on 57 carries with five touchdowns on the ground. McMahon played in five games, starting twice, before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury. He completed 45-of-73 passes for 574 yards and two touchdowns

First-year head coach Ron English

EMU Offensive Huddle Eagles Take the Field



in his limited time at the throttle. The top four rushers from 2008 return in 2009, led by senior Terrence Blevins (6-1, 225, Sr.-Sr.), junior Dwayne Priest (5-9, 186, Jr.-Jr.), Schmitt and sopho-more Corey Welch (5-9, 182, Jr.-So.). Blevins carried 133 times for 575 yards and a team-leading 12 touchdowns while Priest rushed 99 times for 474 yards and five scores while Welch rushed 25 times for 154 yards. The receiving corps returns almost intact from 2008, losing only senior Tyler Jones who had 75 catches for 760 yards and six touchdowns. The top receiver from last year, senior Jacory Stone (6-0 1/2, 201, Sr.-Sr.), is back after turning in 88 catches for 943 yards and three scores as a junior. Tight end Josh LeDuc (6-3, 230, Sr.-Jr.) returns after recording 32 catches for 446 yards and four touchdowns while sophomore Marvon Sanders (5-9, 160, So.-So.),28 catches 253 yards, senior Dontayo Gage (5-10, 184, Sr.-Sr.), 22 re-ceptions for 211 yards, senior DeAnthony White (5-8, 170, Sr.-Sr.), 15 catches for 156 yards, senior John Bonner (6-2, 240, Sr.-Sr.), junior Ben Thayer (6-4, 230, Sr.-Jr.), junior Tyrone Burke (6-0, 197, Sr.-Jr.), junior Sonny Paluch (6-4, 246, Sr.-Jr.) and sophomore Trey Hunter (5-11, 207, Jr.-So.) are all returning. The offensive line lost its anchor from 2008 in tackle T.J. Lang, but several returning lettermen make that area a strong one.

English Has 45 Lettermen For Spring Drills

Center Eric Davis (6-2, 280, Sr.-Jr.) returns in the middle after starting for the past two seasons. Also returning to the offensive front are guards Andy Fretz (6-2, 290, Sr.-Sr.), and Stephen Johnson (6-4, 280, Sr.-Sr.), along with tackles Bridger Buche (6-3, 294, Jr.-Jr.), Dan DeMaster (6-5, 290, Sr.-Jr.), and converted defensive lineman Drew Serruto (6-4, 275, So.-So.). The defensive side of the ball has 22 lettermen returning, but the big losses will be finding replacements for the top two tacklers last season, middle linebacker Daniel Holtzclaw, and safety Jacob Wyatt. Holtzclaw was a four-year starter who graduated as the second-leading tackler in school history. Wyatt was also a four-year letterman who had 88 stops last season. Returning on the defensive front line are Brad Ohrman (6-4, 244, Jr.-So.), Brandon Downs (6-1, 246, Sr.-Sr.), Brandon Slater (6-3, 273, Jr.-So.), Tyler Palsrok (6-4, 265, Jr.-Jr.), Ryan Kuhlman (6-4, 265, So.-So.), and Javon Reese (6-2, 230, So.-So.). Returning letterwinners in the line-backing corps include Jermaine Jenkins (6-2, 207, Sr.-Sr.), Andre Hatchett (5-11, 221, Sr.-Sr.), Marcus English (6-1, 216, Jr.-So.), Herb Waits (5-10, 184, So.-So.), Tim Fort (6-0, 214, Sr.-Jr.), Steve Brown (6-0, 220, So.-So.), Lorenzo Seaberry (5-8, 216, Sr.-Sr.), and Neal Howey (6-0, 206, Sr.-Sr.).

Leading the secondary will be a group of eight veterans, led by junior safety Ryan Downard (6-1, 201, Sr.-Jr.) and senior safety Chris May (5-10, 200, Sr.-Sr.). Other safeties returning are Kevin Long (6-1, 196, Jr.-Jr.), and Brandon Pratt (6-2, 197, Sr.-Jr.). Lettermen battling for playing time at the corner back spots will be junior Arrington Hicks (5-10, 170, Jr.-Jr.), ju-nior Derrick Hunter (5-11, 182, Sr.-Jr.), sophomore Nate Wilson (5-11, 180, Jr.-So.), and junior Mark Mitchell (5-11, 179, Sr.-Jr.). The special teams group returns virtu-ally intact, led by junior place-kicker Joe Carithers (6-0, 200, Jr.-Jr.) who made 10-of-14 field goal attempts last year. Punter Zach Johnson (6-0, 195, Sr.-Sr.), a Ray Guy Award nominee as the nation’s best punter his first two seasons, suffered through leg injuries most of 2008 and is hoping to return to his earlier form in 2009. Backing him up will be junior Patrick Treppa (5-10, 157, Sr.-Jr.). Long snapper Tyler Cochran (6-3, 240, So.-So.) returns after handling those du-ties in 2008. Returning lettermen that handled all of the kick-return duties last year, Welch and Sanders and Gage, return for spring ball, but the latter is expected to miss the entire spring after off-season surgery on a shoulder injury.

EMU’s Punt Team Prepares for Action



Mid-American Conference2008 Final Standings

West Division

Conference OverallTeam W L T For Opp Pct W L T For Opp Pct Home Away Neut Str. Ball State 8 0 0 303 136 1.000 12 2 0 489 287 .857 6-0-0 6-0-0 0-2-0 L,2Western Michigan 6 2 0 219 187 .750 9 4 0 372 324 .692 6-0-0 3-3-0 0-1-0 L,2Central Michigan 6 2 0 253 235 .750 8 5 0 384 393 .615 4-1-0 4-3-0 0-1-0 L,3Northern Illinois 5 3 0 220 154 .625 6 7 0 314 234 .462 4-2-0 2-4-0 0-1-0 L,2Eastern Michigan 2 6 0 210 317 .250 3 9 0 309 427 .250 2-3-0 1-6-0 0-0-0 W,1Toledo 2 6 0 170 236 .250 3 9 0 269 377 .250 1-5-0 2-4-0 0-0-0 L,1

East Division

Conference OverallTeam W L T For Opp Pct W L T For Opp Pct Home Away Neut Str Buffalo 5 3 0 256 223 .625 8 6 0 424 395 .571 4-2-0 3-3-0 1-1-0 L, 1Bowling Green 4 4 0 236 183 .500 6 6 0 332 278 .500 1-4-0 5-2-0 0-0-0 W, 1Temple 4 4 0 207 180 .500 5 7 0 281 277 .417 3-2-0 2-5-0 0-0-0 W, 2Akron 3 5 0 264 289 .375 5 7 0 360 375 .417 1-4-0 4-3-0 0-0-0 L, 3Kent State 3 5 0 229 264 .375 4 8 0 308 380 .333 2-3-0 2-4-0 0-1-0 W, 1Ohio 3 5 0 196 233 .375 4 8 0 289 327 .333 2-3-0 2-5-0 0-0-0 W,2Miami 1 7 0 144 270 .125 2 10 0 221 392 .167 1-5-0 1-5-0 0-0-0 L,5

Eastern Michigan 2008 Season ResultsDate Opponent Location Result/Time NotesAug. 28 INDIANA STATE Ypsilanti, Mich. W, 52-0 EMU posts a 52-0 shutout with record 637 in tot. off.Sept. 6 at Michigan State E. Lansing, Mich. L, 10-42 EMU goes to 0-8 all-time against the Spartans

Sept. 13 TOLEDO* Ypsilanti, Mich. L, 17-41 Five turnovers too much to overcome for EMUSept. 20 at Maryland College Park, Md. L, 24-51 Eagles rack up 453 total offensive yards in setback

Sept. 27 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* Ypsilanti, Mich. L, 0-37 EMU shut out for first time since final game of 2006Oct. 4 at Bowling Green* Bowling Green, Ohio W, 24-21 Eagles come from behind to win in last minute

Oct. 11 at Army West Point, N.Y. L, 13-17 Army rallies for 17-13 non-conference win

Oct. 18 AKRON* Ypsilanti, Mich. L, 35-42 Eagles lose heartbreaker to visiting Zips, 42-35Oct. 25 at No. 20/22 Ball State* Muncie, Ind. L, 16-38 Eagles fall to 20th/22nd-ranked Cardinals, 38-16

Nov. 1 at Western Michigan* Kalamazoo, Mich. L, 10-31 Eagles have trouble scoring in the red zone

Nov. 22 at Temple* Philadelphia, Pa. L, 52-55 EMU QB Andy Schmitt sets NCAA record in loss

Nov. 28 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* Ypsilanti, Mich. W, 56-52 EMU retains Michigan MAC Trophy with 56-52 win* Mid-American Conference game; All times are Eastern Standard For tickets, call 734.487.2282, or visit, EMUEagles.com



‘08 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown-High School-Previous School 53 Zachary Allen DE 6-2 240 So.-Fr. Home, Mich.-Homer 43 Alex Bellfy DB 6-0 190 So.-Fr. Jackson, Mich.-Lumen Christi 47 Chris Bittner LB 6-1 215 Jr.-So. Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-Lahser * 3 Terrence Blevins*** RB 6-1 238 Sr.-Sr. Detroit, Mich.-Denby 30 Joe Boeteng DB 5-10 174 So.-Fr. Germantown, Md.-Northwest * 83 John Bonner*** TE 6-2 240 Sr.-Sr. Dayton, Ohio-Chaminade Julienne 58 Matt Bowman LS 6-0 189 So.-Fr. West Bloomfield, Mich.-West Bloomfield 86 A.J. Bradley WR 5-11 185 So.-Fr. Southfield, Mich.-Lathrup 36 Corey Brown RB 5-11 180 So.-Fr. Troy, Ohio-Troy * 52 Steve Brown* LB 6-0 220 So.-So. Charlottesville, Va.-Fork Union * 76 Bridger Buche** OL 6-3 294 Jr.-Jr. Portland, Mich.-Portland * 9 Tyrone Burke** WR 6-0 197 Sr.-Jr. Syracuse, N.Y.-Corcoran 40 L’Shane Bynum LB 6-2 210 So.-Fr. Taylor, Mich.-Truman 6 Martavius Cardwell DB 5-10 198 Jr.-So. Flint, Mich.-Carman-Ainsworth * 38 Joe Carithers* PK 6-0 200 Jr.-Jr. Dacula, Ga.-Dacula-Palomar (Calif.) J.C. * 59 Tyler Cochran* LS 6-3 240 So.-So. Columbus, Ohio-Westerville Central * 78 Eric Davis** OL 6-2 280 Sr.-Jr. Southgate, Mich.-Anderson * 65 Dan DeMaster** OL 6-5 290 Sr.-Jr. L’Anse Creuse, Mich.-Central 44 Kyle DeMaster LB 6-2 200 Fr.-Fr. Macomb, Mich.-Macomb Dakota * 10 Ryan Downard** DB 6-1 201 Sr.-Jr. Lima, Ohio-Shawnee * 17 Brandon Downs*** DL 6-1 246 Sr.-Sr. Springfield,Ohio-Kenton Ridge * 42 Marcus English* LB 6-1 216 Jr.-So. Dayton, Ohio-Trotwood-Madison 48 James Ervin LB 6-0 195 So.-Fr. Nacogdoches, Texas-Nacogdoches 35 Joe Fleming RB 5-11 219 Fr.-Fr. Southfield, Mich.-Lathrup * 57 Tim Fort** LB 6-0 214 Sr.-Jr. Southfield, Mich.-Southfield 16 David Fox WR 6-2 195 Jr.-So. Muskegon, Mich.-Muskegon Heights * 60 Andy Fretz*** OL 6-2 290 Sr.-Sr. Kalamazoo, Mich.-Central * 2 Dontayo Gage*** WR 5-10 184 Sr.-Sr. Pontiac, Mich.-Northern * 61 Derek Gotham* OL 6-4 290 Jr.-So. South Lyon, Mich.-South Lyon 31 Nate Hardy WR 5-9 175 So.-Fr. Chesterfield, Mich.-New Haven * 20 Andre Hatchett*** LB 5-11 221 Sr.-Sr. Indianapolis, Ind.-Warren Central * 19 Arrington Hicks** DB 5-10 170 Jr.-Jr. Orlando, Fla.-Edgewater * 58 Paul (Neal) Howey* LB 6-0 206 Sr.-Sr. Monroe, Mich.-St. Mary’s-Upper Iowa C.C. 8 Derrick Hunter** DB 5-11 182 Sr.-Jr. Southfield, Mich.-Southfield * 84 Trey Hunter* WR 6-0 207 Jr.-So. Pemberville, Ohio-Eastwood * 25 Jermaine Jenkins***LB 6-2 207 Sr.-Sr. Saginaw, Mich.-Saginaw * 55 Stephen Johnson** OL 6-4 280 Sr.-Sr. Holt, Mich.-Holt * 33 Zach Johnson*** P/PK 6-0 195 Sr.-Sr. Springboro, Ohio-Springboro * 92 Ryan Kuhlman* DL 6-4 265 So.-So. Findlay, Ohio-Findlay * 89 Josh LeDuc** TE 6-3 230 Sr.-Jr. Canton, Mich.-Plymouth * 4 Kevin Long** DB 6-1 196 Jr.-Jr. West Bloomfield, Mich.-W.L. Central 46 Corey Manns DB 6-1 185 So.-Fr. Kenton, Ohio-Kenton * 23 Chris May*** DB 5-10 200 Sr.-Sr. Jupiter, Fla.-Dwyer 75 Scott McLeod OL 6-8 297 Fr.-Fr. Sterling Heights, Mich.-DeLaSalle * 11 Kyle McMahon** QB 6-3 208 Jr.-Jr. Rochester Hills, Mich.-Notre Dame Prep * 37 Mark Mitchell** DB 5-11 179 Sr.-Jr. Blissfield, Mich.-Tecumseh 71 Brian Moore OL 6-6 290 Sr.-Jr. Detroit, Mich.-Cass Tech-Elizabeth City State College 68 Korey Neal OL 6-3 280 So.-Fr. Bowie, Md.-St. John’s 67 Marty Newman LB 6-0 223 So.-Fr. North Olmsted, Ohio-St. Edward * 93 Brad Ohrman* DL 6-4 244 Jr.-So. Adrian, Mich.-Adrian * 99 Tyler Palsrok** DL 6-4 265 Jr.-Jr. Vicksburg, Mich.-Vicksburg * 88 Sonny Paluch* TE 6-4 246 Sr.-Jr. Harper Woods, Mich.-Harper Woods

Eastern Michigan University 2009 Spring Alphabetical Football Roster



‘08 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown-High School-Previous School 64 Ross Petersen OL 6-4 1/2 285 Sr.-Sr. Homewood, Ill.-Flossmoor * 14 Brandon Pratt* DB 6-2 197 Sr.-Jr. Wayne, Mich.-Westland John Glenn * 22 Dwayne Priest** RB 5-9 186 Jr.-Jr. Roanoke, Va.-Fleming-Fork Union 36 Jon Pryor DB 5-9 175 So.-Fr. Monroeville, Pa.-Gateway * 90 Javon Reese* DL 6-2 230 So.-So. Ft. Wayne, Ind.-Southside * 27 Marvon Sanders* WR 5-9 160 So.-So. Ypsilanti, Mich.-Ypsilanti * 7 Andy Schmitt*** QB 6-4 238 Sr.-Sr. St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns * 29 Lorenzo Seaberry***LB 5-8 216 Sr.-Sr. Cleveland, Ohio-Bedford 97 Kalvin Seilis DL 6-5 236 So.-Fr. Holland Landing, Ontario, Canada-Huron Heights * 70 Drew Serruto* OL 6-4 275 So.-So. Dayton, Ohio-Centerville 50 Stephan Sewell LB 6-3 230 Fr.-Fr. Homewood, Ill.-Homewood Flossmoor-Air Force Academy Prep 32 Dominique Sherrer RB 5-11 190 So.-Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio-Colerain * 96 Brandon Slater* DL 6-3 273 Jr.-So. Southfield, Mich.-Lathrup * 15 Jacory Stone*** WR 6-0 ½ 201 Sr.-Sr. Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville * 81 Ben Thayer* TE 6-4 230 Sr.-Jr. Kalamazoo, Mich.-Hackett Cath. Cent. 24 Tyler Thomas RB 5-9 190 So.-Fr. Jackson, Mich.-Jackson * 39 Patrick Treppa* PNT 5-10 157 Sr.-Jr. Livonia, Mich.-Stevenson 63 Mark VanDenburgh OL 6-4 290 So.-Fr. Chesterton, Ind.-Chesterton * 51 Herb Waits* LB 5-10 184 So.-So. Saginaw, Mich.-Swan Valley * 26 Corey Welch* RB 5-9 182 Jr.-So. Akron, Ohio-Green * 18 DeAnthony White***WR 5-8 170 Sr.-Sr. Kennesaw, Ga.-Kell 12 Jason Williams QB 6-3 191 So.-Fr. Dayton, Ohio-Miamisburg 49 Josh Williams LB 6-1 210 So.-So. Ortonville, Mich.-Brandon * 28 Nate Wilson* DB 5-11 180 Jr.-So. Mentor, Ohio-Mentor 85 Mike Zupancic TE 6-4 250 So.-Fr. Trabuco Canyon, Calif.-Trabuco Hills

*2008 Letterwinners on the left; Total letters won after last name

EMU Football 2009 - PronUnciation GUidE

coachEs

Casey Creehan ..............................CREE-hanKen Karcher .................................. KARCH-er

PlayErs

Buche, Bridger .................................. BO-keyCarithers, Joe .......................... cuh-RITH-ersDownard, Ryan ..........................DOWN-erdGotham, Derek ............................GOTH-umKuhlman, Ryan ........................... COOL-minLeDuc, Josh .......................................la-DUKE

Ohrman, Brad .................................ORR-minPalsrok, Tyler .................................PALS-rockPaluch, Sonny .............................. puh-LUKEReese, Javon ....................................juh-VONSanders, Marvon .......................... MAR-vonSeilis, Kalven ......................................SELL-usSerruto, Drew .......................... Suh-ROOT-oZupancic, Mike ......................zoo-PAN-zick

Eastern Michigan University 2009 Spring Alphabetical Football Roster



‘08 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown-High School-Previous School * 2 Dontayo Gage*** WR 5-10 184 Sr.-Sr. Pontiac, Mich.-Northern * 3 Terrence Blevins*** RB 6-1 225 Sr.-Sr. Detroit, Mich.-Denby * 4 Kevin Long** DB 6-1 196 Jr.-Jr. West Bloomfield, Mich.-W.L. Central 6 Martavius Cardwell DB 5-10 198 Jr.-So. Flint, Mich.-Carman-Ainsworth * 7 Andy Schmitt*** QB 6-4 238 Sr.-Sr. St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns 8 Derrick Hunter** DB 5-11 182 Sr.-Jr. Southfield, Mich.-Southfield * 9 Tyrone Burke** WR 6-0 197 Sr.-Jr. Syracuse, N.Y.-Corcoran * 10 Ryan Downard** DB 6-1 201 Sr.-Jr. Lima, Ohio-Shawnee * 11 Kyle McMahon** QB 6-3 208 Jr.-Jr. Rochester Hills, Mich.-Notre Dame Prep 12 Jason Williams QB 6-3 191 So.-Fr. Dayton, Ohio-Miamisburg * 14 Brandon Pratt* DB 6-2 197 Sr.-Jr. Wayne, Mich.-Westland John Glenn * 15 Jacory Stone*** WR 6-0 ½ 201 Sr.-Sr. Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville 16 David Fox WR 6-2 195 Jr.-So. Muskegon, Mich.-Muskegon Heights * 17 Brandon Downs*** DL 6-1 246 Sr.-Sr. Springfield,Ohio-Kenton Ridge * 18 DeAnthony White***WR 5-8 170 Sr.-Sr. Kennesaw, Ga.-Kell * 19 Arrington Hicks** DB 5-10 170 Jr.-Jr. Orlando, Fla.-Edgewater * 20 Andre Hatchett*** LB 5-11 221 Sr.-Sr. Indianapolis, Ind.-Warren Central * 22 Dwayne Priest** RB 5-9 186 Jr.-Jr. Roanoke, Va.-Fleming-Fork Union * 23 Chris May*** DB 5-10 200 Sr.-Sr. Jupiter, Fla.-Dwyer 24 Tyler Thomas RB 5-9 190 So.-Fr. Jackson, Mich.-Jackson * 25 Jermaine Jenkins***LB 6-2 207 Sr.-Sr. Saginaw, Mich.-Saginaw * 26 Corey Welch* RB 5-9 182 Jr.-So. Akron, Ohio-Green * 27 Marvon Sanders* WR 5-9 160 So.-So. Ypsilanti, Mich.-Ypsilanti * 28 Nate Wilson* DB 5-11 180 Jr.-So. Mentor, Ohio-Mentor * 29 Lorenzo Seaberry***LB 5-8 216 Sr.-Sr. Cleveland, Ohio-Bedford 30 Joe Boeteng DB 5-10 174 So.-Fr. Germantown, Md.-Northwest 31 Nate Hardy WR 5-9 175 So.-Fr. Chesterfield, Mich.-New Haven 32 Dominique Sherrer RB 5-11 190 So.-Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio-Colerain * 33 Zach Johnson*** P/PK 6-0 195 Sr.-Sr. Springboro, Ohio-Springboro 35 Joe Fleming RB 5-11 219 Fr.-Fr. Southfield, Mich.-Lathrup 36 Jon Pryor DB 5-9 175 So.-Fr. Monroeville, Pa.-Gateway 36 Corey Brown RB 5-11 180 So.-Fr. Troy, Ohio-Troy * 37 Mark Mitchell** DB 5-11 179 Sr.-Jr. Blissfield, Mich.-Tecumseh * 38 Joe Carithers* PK 6-0 200 Jr.-Jr. Dacula, Ga.-Dacula-Palomar (Calif.) J.C. * 39 Patrick Treppa* PNT 5-10 157 Sr.-Jr. Livonia, Mich.-Stevenson 40 L’Shane Bynum LB 6-2 210 So.-Fr. Taylor, Mich.-Truman * 42 Marcus English* LB 6-1 216 Jr.-So. Dayton, Ohio-Trotwood-Madison 43 Alex Bellfy DB 6-0 190 So.-Fr. Jackson, Mich.-Lumen Christi 44 Kyle DeMaster LB 6-2 200 Fr.-Fr. Macomb, Mich.-Macomb Dakota 46 Corey Manns DB 6-1 185 So.-Fr. Kenton, Ohio-Kenton 47 Chris Bittner LB 6-1 215 Jr.-So. Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-Lahser 48 James Ervin LB 6-0 195 So.-Fr. Nacogdoches, Texas-Nacogdoches 49 Josh Williams LB 6-1 210 So.-So. Ortonville, Mich.-Brandon 50 Stephan Sewell LB 6-3 230 Fr.-Fr. Homewood, Ill.-Homewood Flossmoor-Air Force Academy Prep.

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Eastern Michigan University 2009 Spring Numerical Football Roster



Eastern Michigan University 2009 Spring Numerical Football Roster

‘08 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown-High School-Previous School * 51 Herb Waits* LB 5-10 184 So.-So. Saginaw, Mich.-Swan Valley * 52 Steve Brown* LB 6-0 220 So.-So. Charlottesville, Va.-Fork Union 53 Zachary Allen DE 6-2 240 So.-Fr. Home, Mich.-Homer * 54 Paul (Neal) Howey* LB 6-0 206 Sr.-Sr. Monroe, Mich.-St. Mary’s-Upper Iowa C.C. * 55 Stephen Johnson** OL 6-4 280 Sr.-Sr. Holt, Mich.-Holt * 57 Tim Fort** LB 6-0 214 Sr.-Jr. Southfield, Mich.-Southfield 58 Matt Bowman LS 6-0 189 So.-Fr. West Bloomfield, Mich.-West Bloomfield * 59 Tyler Cochran* LS 6-3 240 So.-So. Columbus, Ohio-Westerville Central * 60 Andy Fretz*** OL 6-2 290 Sr.-Sr. Kalamazoo, Mich.-Central * 61 Derek Gotham* OL 6-4 290 Jr.-So. South Lyon, Mich.-South Lyon 63 Mark VanDenburgh OL 6-4 290 So.-Fr. Chesterton, Ind.-Chesterton 64 Ross Petersen OL 6-4 1/2 285 Sr.-Sr. Homewood, Ill.-Flossmoor * 65 Dan DeMaster** OL 6-5 290 Sr.-Jr. L’Anse Creuse, Mich.-Central 67 Marty Newman LB 6-0 223 So.-Fr. North Olmsted, Ohio-St. Edward 68 Korey Neal OL 6-3 280 So.-Fr. Bowie, Md.-St. John’s * 70 Drew Serruto* OL 6-4 275 So.-So. Dayton, Ohio-Centerville 71 Brian Moore OL 6-6 290 Sr.-Jr. Detroit, Mich.-Cass Tech-Elizabeth City College 75 Scott McLeod OL 6-8 297 Fr.-Fr. Sterling Heights, Mich.-DeLaSalle * 76 Bridger Buche** OL 6-3 294 Jr.-Jr. Portland, Mich.-Portland * 78 Eric Davis** OL 6-2 280 Sr.-Jr. Southgate, Mich.-Anderson * 81 Ben Thayer* TE 6-4 230 Sr.-Jr. Kalamazoo, Mich.-Hackett Cath. Cent. * 83 John Bonner*** TE 6-2 240 Sr.-Sr. Dayton, Ohio-Chaminade Julienne * 84 Trey Hunter* WR 6-0 207 Jr.-So. Pemberville, Ohio-Eastwood 85 Mike Zupancic TE 6-4 250 So.-Fr. Trabuco Canyon, Calif.-Trabuco Hills 86 A.J. Bradley WR 5-11 185 So.-Fr. Southfield, Mich.-Lathrup * 88 Sonny Paluch* TE 6-4 246 Sr.-Jr. Harper Woods, Mich.-Harper Woods * 89 Josh LeDuc** TE 6-3 230 Sr.-Jr. Canton, Mich.-Plymouth * 90 Javon Reese* DL 6-2 230 So.-So. Ft. Wayne, Ind.-Southside * 92 Ryan Kuhlman* DL 6-4 265 So.-So. Findlay, Ohio-Findlay * 93 Brad Ohrman* DL 6-4 244 Jr.-So. Adrian, Mich.-Adrian * 96 Brandon Slater* DL 6-3 273 Jr.-So. Southfield, Mich.-Lathrup 97 Kalvin Seilis DL 6-5 236 So.-Fr. Holland Landing, Ontario, Canada-Huron Heights * 99 Tyler Palsrok** DL 6-4 265 Jr.-Jr. Vicksburg, Mich.-Vicksburg

*2008 Letterwinners on the left; Total letters won after last name



Total Home AwayOverall record last year 3-9 2-3 1-6Conference record 2-6 1-3 1-3Non-Conference record 1-3 1-0 0-3Final ranking last year n/a

GENERAL COACHING STAFFName of school Eastern Michigan UnviersityCity/Zip Ypsilanti, MI 48197Founded 1849Enrollment 22,638Nickname EaglesSchool Colors Green (349) & WhiteStadium/Built Rynearson Stadium (1969)Capacity 30,200Affiliation NCAA FBS DivisionConference Mid-American ConferencePresident Dr. Susan W. MartinAlma Mater,Yr. Central Michigan, ‘71Athletic Director Dr. Derrick GraggAlma Mater, Yr. Vanderbilt, ‘92Athletic Dept. Phone 734.487.1050Ticket Office Phone 734.487.2282

SPORTS INFORMATION

HISTORYFirst yr. of football 1891Overall/all-time record 419-490-47Last post season appearance 1987 -California Bowl Result W, 30-27 San Jose State

Head Coach Ron EnglishAlma Mater, Yr. California, ‘90Record at School, (yrs.) First yearCareer Record (yrs.) First yearFootball Office Phone 734.487.2160Offensive Formation: MultipleDefensive Formation: MultipleLettermen Returning/Lost: 45/13Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater/Yr.)

Offensive Coordinator/QuarterbacksKen Karcher (Tulane, ‘86) - 1st year

Defensive Coordinator/Defensive BacksEric Lewis (San Diego State, ‘98) - 1st year

Offensive LineKurt Anderson (Michigan, ‘01) - 2nd year

Tight Ends/Special TeamsTom Burpee (Michigan, ‘05) - 1st year

Running BacksTyrone Wheatley (Michigan, ‘08) - 1st year

Defensive LineCasey Creehan (Grove City, ‘99) - 1st year

LinebackersSteve Szabo (Naval Academy, ‘65) - 1st yearDefensive Backs/Recruiting Coordinator

Tim Carter (Tulane, ‘01) - 1st yearWide Receivers

Antonio Carter (Alabama, ‘04) - 1st yearVideo Coordinator/Logistics

Matt Patterson (Adrian College, ‘06) - 2nd yearGraduate Assistant

Olmy Olmstead (Wabash, ‘04) - 1st yearSteve Otterbien (Hillsdale, ‘07) - 2nd year

Athletics Training Staff Steve Nordwall, Megan Snow, Masayasu Takaiwa, Bill Tuscany

TEAM INFORMATION

MEDIA INFORMATIONRadio station WEMU (89.1 FM)Radio contact person Clark SmithAddress 426 King Hall Ypsilanti, MI 48197Phone 734.487.2229Radio broadcast team Matt Shepard, Rob Rubick, Brian Nemerovski

Football SID Jim StreeterOffice phone 734.487.0317Home phone 734.485.3221e-mail [email protected] Information Dir. Jim StreeterSID office phone 734.487.0317Home phone 734.485.3221Cell phone 734.260.1004e-mail [email protected]. Sports Info. Dir. Greg SteinerSID office phone 734.487.0318Cell phone 734.485.1132 [email protected] FAX 734.485.3840Press Box Phone 734.481.0014 and 0072SID Mailing Address Sports Information Convocation Center Room 307 Ypsilanti, MI 48197

WEB SITEwww.emueagles.com



EMU Media RelationsAssoc. AD/Media Relations Jim Streeter Office Phone 734.487.0318

Home Phone 734.485.3221

Cell Phone 734.260.1004

E-mail [email protected]

Fax 734.485.3840

Assistant SID Greg Steiner Office Phone 734.487.0317

Cell Phone 734.845.1132

E-mail [email protected]

Graduate Assistants

Amanda Decker, Sarah VanMetre, Dan Wyar

Student Staff

Chris Puzzuoli, Amy Ziemak

EMU Team Single-Game RecordsPoints

1. vs. Eastern Illinois (Oct. 27, 1956) 65

2. at Akron (Nov. 24, 2001) 62

3. vs. CMU (Nov. 6, 2004) 61

4. vs. Ball State (Nov. 14, 1970) 60

5. at Northeastern (Nov. 1, 1969) 56

vs. Central Michigan (Nov. 28, 2008) 56

7. at Northern Illinois (Nov. 2, 1957) 54

8. vs. Indiana State (Aug. 28, 2008) 52

at Temple (Nov. 22, 2008) 52

Total Offense

1. vs. Indiana State (Aug. 28, 2008) 637

2. vs. Akron (Oct. 18, 1997) 632

Total Rushing Yards (Net)

1. vs. Indiana State (Aug. 28. 2008) 413

2. vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Oct. 24, 1970) 410

First Downs

1. vs. Central Michigan (Nov. 28, 2008) 38

2. at Central Michigan (Oct. 19, 1996) 33

3. at Temple (Nov. 22, 2008) 32

4. vs. Northern Michigan (Oct. 9, 1948) 30

at Miami (Nov. 4, 1995) 30

vs. Kent State (Sept. 20, 1997) 30

vs. Western Michigan (Nov. 1, 1997) 30

vs. Indiana State (Aug. 28, 2008) 30

Extra Points Converted

1. at Akron (Nov. 24, 2001) 8

vs. Central Michigan (Nov. 28, 2008) 8

2. vs. Indiana State (Aug. 28. 2008) 7

More Career Records-IndividualEMU Career Total Plays (Pass and Rush)1. Walter Church (1996-00) 1,657

2. Charlie Batch (1994-97) 1,179

3. Andy Schmitt (2005-Present) 1,1164. Ron Adams (1984-87) 896

EMU Career Yards (Passing and Rushing)1. Walter Church (1996-00) 8,628

2. Charlie Batch (1994-97) 7,715

3. Andy Schmitt (2005-Present) 6,3504. Ron Adams (1984-87) 5,259

EMU Career Receptions1. Eric Deslauriers (2003-06) 248

2. Kevin Walter (1999-02) 211

3. Jacory Stone (2006-Pres.) 148

Total Plays

1. Andy Schmitt (Nov. 28, 2008) 89


3. Charlie Batch (Oct. 28, 1995) 70

Total Offense-Yards



3. Charlie Batch (Oct. 11, 1997) 469

4. Charlie Batch (Nov. 1, 1997) 466

Passing Yardage



3. Walter Church (Oct. 19, 1996) 450

Touchdown Passes Thrown

1. Kainoa Akina (Nov. 24, 2001) 6


Touchdowns Scored

t-1. Accomplished 12 times 4

Most recent Eric Deslauriers (Nov. 6, 2004)

Passes Caught

1. Tyler Jones (Nov. 28, 2008) 23

2. Kenny Christian (Sept. 23, 2000) 20

3. Jacory Stone (Nov. 22, 2008) 18

Tyler Jones (Nov. 22, 2008) 18

Receiving Yardage

1. Ontario Pryor (Oct. 19, 1996) 241

2. Kevin Walter (Oct. 5, 2002) 225

3. Eric Deslauriers (Oct. 9, 2004) 209

Rushing Attempts

t-1. Anthony Sherrell (Nov. 8, 2003) 43

t-1. Anthony Sherrell (Nov. 15, 2003) 43

3. Ricky Calhoun (Oct. 16, 1982) 42

Rushing Yardage

1. Larry Ratcliff (Oct. 16, 1973) 291

t-2. Larry Ratcliff (Oct. 2, 1971) 251

t-2. Ime Akpan (Sept. 28, 2002) 251

Field Goals Made

t-1. Accomplished seven times 4

Most recent Andrew Wellock (Nov. 12, 2005)

EMU Single-Game Records

THE-GRIDIRON GROUP LENDS A HELP-ING HAND: The objective of the E-Gridiron Group is to collaborate with the EMU President’s Office, athletic director, head football coach Ron English and his staff, the EMU Student Body, and our fellow Alumni worldwide. During the past two years the EGG has helped raise more than $600,000. This is the largest amount of actual gifts received to date for a non-facility related project by a single group in EMU Athletics his-tory. This has helped provide the football program with numerous upgrades and is helping to level the playing field with the rest of the MAC. Since that official beginning in 2006, the EGG has expanded its goals and objec-tives to include not only fund-raising, but developing a broader membership pro-gram targeted at former football players, which will eventually be expanded to all family and fans of EMU football in future years. More than 250 former football play-ers have joined in just six months of the current membership drive.


13 Eastern Michigan University 2009 Spring Football ProspectusSENIORS GONE: EMU lost a total of 13 seniors from the 2008 roster. The graduating seniors are listed below. No. Player Pos. Ht Wt Class 87 Reggie Brown WR 5-11 175 Sr.-Sr. Detroit, Mich.-Oak Park-Played in seven games during his career. 74 Joe Charles** OL 6-0 283 Sr.-Sr. Coral Springs,Fla.-Coral Springs Started as a defensive lineman and moved to offensive line late in his career... Played in 14 games during his career 30 Lyle Garrison*** DB 5-8 167 Sr.-Sr. Beavercreek,Ohio-Dayton Carroll A four-year letterman...Played in 43 games, 17 as a starter, and had 70 tackles with two interceptions 24 Dwayne Harrison*** DB 5-9 191 Sr.-Sr. N. Miami Beach,Fla.-N. Miami Beach Played both offense and defense for the Eagles...Earned a starting safety spot midway the 2008 season and started seven times...Played in 41 games and started 13 times during his career 44 Daniel Holtzclaw*** LB 6-1 246 Sr.-Sr. Enid, Okla.-Enid Started in all 47 games during the past four years...Finished second on the EMU career tackles list with 437 and had 20 double-figure tackle games 91 Josh Hunt*** DL 6-4 ½ 278 Sr.-Sr. Jackson, Mich.-Lumen Christi (Colorado) Played in 46 games, 40 as a starter...Accumulated 153 career stops 8 Tyler Jones*** WR 6-2 218 Sr.-Sr. Belleville, Mich.-Belleville One of the most versatile players on the team...Played quarterback, running back and receiver...Caught 107 passes for 1,105 yards and nine touchdowns during his career...Tied the FBS national record with 23 catches in his final game as an Eagle, Nov. 28, 2008, versus Central Michigan 50 T.J. Lang*** OL 6-4 ½ 307 Sr.-Sr. Ferndale, Mich.-Birmingham Brother Rice Played in all 47 games over four years and started 37 times, the last 36 straight 69 Chris Larkins** OL 6-2 290 Sr.-Sr. Hollywood, Fla.-Hollywood Christian-Played in 25 games and earned one start 54 Judson Rambaud DB 5-9 185 Sr.-Sr. Massillon, Ohio-St. Vincent’s/St. Mary’s-Walk-on last year who did not play in any games 11 Corey Riley** DL 6-2 229 Sr.-Sr. Boynton Beach, Fla.-American Heritage Injuries hampered his playing time, but saw action in 28 games, four as a starter 5 Spenser Smith*** DL 6-1 240 Sr.-Sr. Detroit, Mich.-Mackenzie Played in 44 games during his career, 15 as a starter...Recorded 83 career tackles and had four fumble recoveries during his career 21 Jacob Wyatt*** DB 5-11 197 Sr.-Sr. Lansing, Mich.-Sexton-Played in all 47 games over the past four years and earned 35 starts...Accumulated 254 career tackles

The EMU Record BookEMU Career Passing Yardage1. Walter Church (1996-2000) 9,142

2. Charlie Batch (1994-97) 7,592

3. Andy Schmitt (2006-pres.) 5,4394. Matt Bohnet (2004-05) 4,988

5. Ron Adams (1984-87) 4,757

6. Tom Sullivan (1986-89) 3,647

EMU Career Touchdown Passes1. Charlie Batch (1994-97) 53

2. Walter Church (1996-2000) 43

3. Matt Bohnet (2004-05) 35

4. Bob Middlekauff (1951-53 33

5. Andy Schmitt (2006-pres.) 316. Ron Adams (1984-87) 26

7. Troy Edwards (1999-02) 23

EMU Career Pass Completions1. Walter Church (1996-2000) 807

2. Charlie Batch (1994-97) 579

3. Andy Schmitt (2006-pres.) 5784. Matt Bohnet (2004-05) 488

5. Ron Adams (1984-87) 364

EMU Career Rushing Yards1. Gary Patton (1984-87) 3,497

2. Mike Strickland (1972-74) 3,234

3. Anthony Sherrell(2002-05) 2,888

EMU Career Receiving Yardage1. Eric Deslauriers (2003-06) 3,250

2. Kevin Walter (1999-2002) 2,838

3. Jermaine Sheffield (1997-99) 2,043

EMU Career Tackles1. Reese McCaskill (1992-95) 450

2. Daniel Holtzclaw (2005-pres.) 4373. Scott Russell (1988-2001) 423

4. Jeff Bixler (1972-75) 375

5. David Marshall (1979-83) 360

6. Kenny Philpott (1998-01) 357

EMU Career Kickoff Return Yardage1. Trumaine Riley (2003-06) 2,541

2. Steve Clay (1992-95) 1,772

3. Dontayo Gage (2006-pres.) 1,5874. Clarence Champman (1973-76) 1,278

5. Gary Patton (1987-87) 1,236

6. Criag Thompson (1990-93) 1,232

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FIRST QUARTEREMU 08:41 Terrence Blevins 4-yard run; Joe Carithers PATEMU 06:58 Terrence Blevins 61-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT

SECOND QUARTEREMU 11:17 Tyler Jones 14-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Joe Carithers PATEMU 07:07 Dwayne Priest 2-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT

THIRD QUARTEREMU 06:37 Andy Schmitt 16-yard run; Joe Carithers PATEMU 01:30 Dwayne Priest 1-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT

FOURTH QUARTEREMU 10:34 Joe Carithers 33-yard field goalEMU 02:37 Jason Williams 19-yard run; Zach Johnson PAT

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TotIndiana State 0 0 0 0 0 Eastern Michigan 14 14 14 10 52

TEAM TOTALS ISU EMUFIRST DOWNS 7 30 Rushing 4 19 Passing 3 10 Penalty 0 1NET YARDS RUSHING 75 413 Rushing Attempts 31 53 Average Per Rush 2.4 7.8 Rushing Touchdowns 0 6 Yards Gained Rushing 118 424 Yards Lost Rushing 43 11NET YARDS PASSING 57 224 Completions-Att.-Int. 7-23-3 21-29-0 Average Per Attempt 2.5 7.7 Average Per Completion 8.1 10.7 Passing Touchdowns 0 1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 132 637 Total Offense Plays 54 82 Average Gain Per Play 2.4 7.8Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-0 3-1Penalties: Number-Yards 5-40 7-54PUNTS-YARDS 9-393 3-122 Average Yards Per Punt 43.7 40.7 Net Yards Per Punt 38.9 39.3 Inside 20 2 2 50+ Yards 3 1 Touchbacks 1 0 Fair Catch 1 0KICKOFFS-YARDS 1-61 9-542 Average Yards Per Kickoff 61.0 60.2 Net Yards Per Kickoff 36.0 42.9 Touchbacks 0 0PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 1-4-0 3-23-0 Average Per Return 4.0 7.7KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 8-156-0 1-25-0 Average Per Return 19.5 25.0Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 3-9-0Fumble Returns: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 -20Possession Time 24:56 35:04 1st Quarter 7:48 7:12 2nd Quarter 4:39 10:21 3rd Quarter 6:51 8:09 4th Quarter 5:38 9:22Third-Down Conversions 3-of-16 5-of-12Fourth-Down Conversions 1-of-1 2-of-2Red Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 7-7Sacks By: No.-Yards 1-5 4-19PAT Kicks 0-0 7-7Field Goals 0-1 1-1

GaME 1Indiana State at EMU

Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008 Rynearson Stadium

Ypsilanti, Mich.7 p.m. - Attendance: 17,494 (Paid)

2008 Season and Home Opener

TACKLES: EMU: DOWNS, Brandon 3-2; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 2-3; WAITS, Herb 4-0; WYATT, Jacob 4-0; DOWNARD, Ryan 4-0; SMITH, Spenser 3-0; JENKINS, Jer-maine 2-1; PALSROK, Tyler 2-1; REESE, Javon 2-1; MAY, Chris 2-0; FORT, Tim 2-0; HARRISON, Dwayne 2-0; SLATER, Brandon 2-0; ENGLISH, Marcus 1-1; HUNT, Josh 0-2; LONG, Kevin 1-0; JONES, Tyler 1-0; HICKS, Arrington 1-0; BROWN, Steve 1-0; WILSON, Nate 1-0; DIXON, Keith 0-1

SACKS: EMU: 4-19; REESE, Javon 1-9SMITH, Spenser 1-6; PALSROK, Tyler 1-4; FORT, Tim 1-0

EMU OPENS SEASON WITH 52-0 SHUTOUT OF INDIANA STATEEagles rack up school-record 637 yards in total offense

YPSILANTI, Mich. - The Eastern Michigan University football team used a high-powered offense and a stifling defense to hand a visiting Indiana State University squad a 52-0 shutout here Thursday night (Aug. 28) in Rynearson Stadium in the season opener for both teams. It was the first shutout for EMU since the Eagles defeated Akron, 45-0, Oct. 18, 1997. With the win, the Eagles start the season 1-0 for the first time since 2004, while Indiana State drops to 0-1 to start the 2008 season. EMU piled up a team-record 637 yards of total offense, including 413 on the ground. Senior tailback Terrence Blevins (Detroit, Mich.-Denby) racked up 176 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Eagles’ ground attack. Sophomore Dwayne Priest (Roanoke, Va.-Fleming-Fork Union) rushed for 39 yards and two scores on just eight rushing attempts. Junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. John’s Mich.-St. John’s) completed 15-of-20 passes for 160 yards and a touchdown through the air, while rushing for 33 yards and a score on the ground. Defensively, senior Jermaine Jenkins (Saginaw, Mich.-Saginaw) turned in two interceptions for the Green and White, while safety Dwayne Harrison (North Miami Beach, Fla.-North Miami Beach) picked off one as well. The Eagles yielded only 132 yards of total offense to the Sycamores, allowing ISU just seven first downs on the evening. The Eagles took little time getting on the board, taking the ball on their first pos-session and driving 80 yards in just nine plays to go up 7-0 on a Blevins four-yard carry and a Joe Carithers (Dacula, Ga.-Dacula-Palomar (Calif.) J.C.) PAT. ISU punted on its ensuing possession, giving the Eagles back the ball just over a minute later. On the first play of the drive, Blevins broke through the line, taking it 61 yards to the end zone. Another Carithers’ PAT staked the Eagles to a 14-0 lead, just eight minutes into the game. EMU continued to increase its lead in the second quarter, tacking another 14 points on the board before halftime. Senior wide receiver Tyler Jones (Belleville, Mich.-Belleville) reeled in a 14-yard pass from Schmitt to give the Eagles a three-touchdown lead. Jenkins’ first interception with 9:20 to go in the second quarter set up another scoring drive for the home team, with Priest finding the end zone just over two minutes later. EMU entered halftime with a 28-0 lead, allowing the Sycamores just 95 yards of total offense, while the Eagles totaled 365 yards of their own in the first 30 minutes of the contest. Following halftime, EMU continued to roll. Schmitt rushed for his first touchdown of the season, escaping a tackle behind the line and turning it into six points. Carithers once again added the PAT to put the Eagles on top, 35-0. After forcing another three-and-out by the Sycamores, EMU put together a seven-play scoring drive, highlighted by true freshman Marvon Sanders’ (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Ypsilanti) 51-yard run, going on top, 42-0. The Eagles put another three points on the board when Carithers hit his first EMU field goal, putting the home team on top 45-0. Redshirt freshman Jason Williams (Dayton, Ohio-Miamisburg) completed the scoring for the home team when he rushed for his first career score and Zach Johnson (Springboro, Ohio-Springboro) added the PAT, pushing the score to 52-0.

RUSHING: EMU: BLEVINS, Terrence 21-176-2; WELCH, Corey 5-65; SANDERS, Marvon 2-53; PRIEST, Dwayne 8-39-2; SCHMITT, Andy 5-33-1; WILLIAMS, Jason 2-28-1; McMAHON, Kyle 4-14; SHERRER, Dominique 3-6; GAGE, Dontayo 2-0; ISU: GATES, Darrius 10-61; BROWN, Antonie 8-15; CRAIG, Reese 2-8; SCHMIDTKE, Cal-vin 7-3; SELIGER, Matt 3-(-3); Team 1-(-9)PASSING: EMU: SCHMITT, Andy 15-20-0-160-1; McMAHON, Kyle 6-8-0-64-0; WILLIAMS, Jason 0-1-0-0; ISU: SCHMIDTKE, Calvin 4-15-3-49-0; SELIGER, Matt 3-8-0-8-0RECEIVING: EMU: STONE, Jacory 5-46; WHITE, DeAnthony 3-37; BLEVINS, Ter-rence 3-12; THAYER, Ben 2-51; BONNER, John 2-37; JONES, Tyler 2-18-1; GAGE, Dontayo 1-7; BROWN, Reggie 1-6; WELCH, Corey 1-5; LEDUC, Josh 1-5; ISU: PAT-RICK, Ryan 2-21; KRAEMER, Koby 2-1; GATES, Darrius 1-15; LOUGH, Brock 1-13; JONES, Josh 1-7TACKLES-FOR-LOSS: EMU: 11-37; DOWNS, Brandon 2.5-6; SMITH, Spenser 2-7; REESE, Javon 1.5-12; PALSROK, Tyler 1-4; MAY, Chris 1-3; LONG, Kevin 1-2; JENKINS, Jermaine 0.5-2; ENGLISH, Marcus 0.5-1; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 0.5-0; HUNT, Josh 0.5-0



FIRST QUARTERMSU 01:46 Javon Ringer 4-yard run; Brett Swenson PAT

SECOND QUARTEREMU 14:52 Andy Schmitt 3-yard run; Joe Carithers PATMSU 05:37 Javon Ringer 6-yard run; Brett Swenson PATMSU 01:05 Javon Ringer 2-yard run; Brett Swenson PAT

THIRD QUARTERMSU 02:08 Javon Ringer 1-yard run; Brett Swenson PAT

FOURTH QUARTERMSU 13:20 Javon Ringer 2-yard run; Brett Swenson PATMSU 04:43 Ashton Leggett 4-yard run; Brett Swenson PATEMU 01:24 Joe Carithers 24-yard field goal

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TotEastern Michigan 0 7 0 3 10Michigan State 7 14 7 14 42

TEAM TOTALS EMU MSUFIRST DOWNS 11 21 Rushing 3 11 Passing 7 9 Penalty 1 1NET YARDS RUSHING 127 238 Rushing Attempts 28 52 Average Per Rush 4.5 4.6 Rushing Touchdowns 1 6 Yards Gained Rushing 142 253 Yards Lost Rushing 15 15NET YARDS PASSING 215 180 Completions-Att.-Int. 14-31-0 11-16-0 Average Per Attempt 6.9 11.2 Average Per Completion 15.4 16.4 Passing Touchdowns 0 0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 342 418 Total Offense Plays 59 68 Average Gain Per Play 5.8 6.1Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 1-1Penalties: Number-Yards 6-45 3-25PUNTS-YARDS 7-260 3-118 Average Yards Per Punt 37.1 39.3 Net Yards Per Punt 21.0 32.7 Inside 20 0 2 50+ Yards 0 1 Touchbacks 0 1 Fair Catch 0 0KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-197 7-475 Average Yards Per Kickoff 65.7 67.9 Net Yards Per Kickoff 36.0 46.9 Touchbacks 0 3PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 5-113-0 Average Per Return 0.0 22.6KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 4-87-0 3-89-0 Average Per Return 21.8 29.7Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Fumble Returns: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 27:50 32:10 1st Quarter 5:19 9:41 2nd Quarter 5:27 9:33 3rd Quarter 9:31 5:29 4th Quarter 7:33 7:27Third-Down Conversions 6-of-16 7-of-12Fourth-Down Conversions 0-of-1 1-of-1Red Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 6-7Sacks By: No.-Yards 1-9 2-8

GaME 2EMU at Michigan StateSaturday, Sept. 6, 2008

Spartan Stadium East Lansing, Mich.

Noon - Attendance: 71,789Big Ten Network Television

TACKLES: EMU: WYATT, Jacob 5-8; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 3-9; HATCHETT, Andre 3-6; DOWNARD, Ryan 1-6; FORT, Tim 2-4; JENKINS, Jermaine 3-2; SMITH, Spenser 2-2; REESE, Javon 1-3; MAY, Chris 1-3; HICKS, Arrington 3-0; DOWNS, Brandon 1-2; HARRISON, Dwayne 0-3; TEAM: 2-0; SLATER, Brandon 2-0; WELCH, Corey 1-1; BLEVINS, Terrence 0-2; LONG, Kevin 1-0; FOX, David 0-1; BROWN, Steve 0-1; PRIEST, Dwayne 0-1; HUNT, Josh 0-1; GARRISON, Lyle 0-1; COCHRAN, Tyler 0-1; PALSROK, Tyler 0-1; SACKS: EMU: 1-9; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 1-9; TACKLES-FOR-LOSS: 3-12; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 1-9; SMITH, Spenser 1-2; DOWNARD, Ryan 1-1

EMU DROPS ROAD DECISION AT MICHIGAN STATEEagles see record evened at 1-1 with 42-10 setback

EAST LANSING, Mich. — The Eastern Michigan University football team fell to Michi-gan State University, 42-10, in front of 71,789 at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich. The Spartans tallied 418 yards of total offense, including 238 on the ground, compared to 342 for the Eagles. With the loss the Eagles fall to 1-1 on the young season, while the Spartans even their record at 1-1. Junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) led the Eagles offen-sively, going 11-for-23 for 111 yards via the air, while rushing for 46 yards. Sophomore quarterback Kyle McMahon (Rochester Hills, Mich.-Pontiac Notre Dame Prep) was also3-of-8 for 108 yards. Senior tailback Terrence Blevins (Detroit, Mich.-Denby) led the Eagles’ rushing attack with nine carries for 54 yards. Defensively, senior safety Jacob Wyatt (Lansing, Mich.-Sexton) led Eastern with a game-high 13 tackles, while senior linebacker Daniel Holtzclaw (Enid, Okla.-Enid) added12 tackles. The Spartans opened up the game on a 14-play, 69-yard drive, however the drive turned disastrous as Javon Ringer fumbled in the end zone, and it was recovered by EMU’s Jermaine Jenkins (Saginaw, Mich.-Saginaw) for the touchback. EMU was un-able to capitalize though, as MSU was able to force a quick three-and-out situation. Neither side was able to get their offense in gear until the 1:46 mark of the first quarter, when Ringer bounced off a few would-be tacklers for the four-yard touchdown scamper. Brett Swenson added the PAT to make it 7-0. The MSU points were the first the Eagles had surrendered this season, after shutting out Indiana State University, 52-0, in the season opener last week (Aug. 28) in Ypsilanti. Eastern quickly responded with a touchdown of its own on the strength on back-to-back big play performances. Blevins rolled off a 40-yard run to the MSU 40-yard line before Schmitt found a streaking Jacory Stone (Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville) for a 38-yard pick-up down to the two yard line. Three plays later, Schmitt capped the six play drive with a three-yard touchdown run with 14:52 to go in the second quarter. Joe Carithers (Dacula, Ga.-Palomar J.C.) tacked on a successful PAT to knot it at 7-7. Michigan State was able to crack the scoreboard with 5:37 left in the half, as Ringer rushed up the middle for a six-yard touchdown run to complete the five play, 28 yard scoring drive. The Spartan PAT was good to make it 14-7. MSU would tack on Ringer’s third rushing touchdown of the half with 1:05 left in the period to put the host Spartans up 21-7 as the teams headed into the lockerroom for the intermission. Following the break, the momentum started to swing back in the favor of Eastern Michigan, as the Eagles started their second possession on the half on their own three-yard line. Schmitt was able to orchestrate a 13-play, 93 yard drive down to the MSU four-yard line. Carithers lined up for the field goal try, but instead it was a fake by holder Ryan Downard (Lima, Ohio-Shawnee), however, he was stopped at the one-yard line for a turnover-on-downs. Earlier in the drive, Blevins rushed for a four-yard touchdown score but the play was for naught as the Green and White was flagged for holding. The Spartans would quickly capitalize on the missed EMU scoring opportunity. In workman fashion, MSU would go 99 yards on a scoring drive that wrapped up when Ringer found pay dirt for the fourth time with 2:08 left in the third quarter. The MSU extra point was true to make it 28-7. Eastern Michigan would get no closer, however, as the Spartans captured the 32-point victory, 42-10.

RUSHING: EMU: BLEVINS, Terrence 9-54; SCHMITT, Andy 9-46-1; PRIEST, Dwayne 6-21; DOWNARD, Ryan 1-3; McMAHON, Kyle 2-2; GAGE, Dontayo 1-1; MSU: RINGER, Javon 34-135-5; ANDERSON, Andre 8-75; MARTIN, Keshawn 1-11; JIM-MERSON, A.J. 3-10; LEGGETT, Ashton 2-8-1; HOYER, Brian 3-2

PASSING: EMU: SCHMITT, Andy11-23-0-111-0; McMAHON, Kyle3-8-0-104-0; MSU: HOYER, Brian 8-12-0-148-0; COUSINS, Kirk 3-4-0-32-0

RECEIVING: EMU: JONES, Tyler 5-45; STONE, Jacory 3-45; BLEVINS, Terrence 2-11; LEDUC, Josh 1-63; GAGE, Dontayo 1-26; BONNER, John 1-19; WHITE, DeAn-thony 1-6;MSU: CUNNINGHAM,b.j. 3-76; DELL, Mark 3-71; HAWKEN, Andrew 2-6; GANTT, Charlie 1-13; RINGER, Javon 1-8; CELEK, Garett 1-6



FIRST QUARTERTOLEDO 11:35 DaJuane Collins 19-yard run; Alex Steigerwald PATTOLEDO 02:20 DaJuane Collins 4-yard run; Alex Steigerwald PAT

SECOND QUARTEREMU 06:00 Terrence Blevins 1-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT

THIRD QUARTERTOLEDO 12:50 Robin Bailey 14-yard pass from Aaron Opelt; Alex Steigerwald PATTOLEDO 10:49 Stephen Williams 11-yard pass from Aaron Opelt; Alex Steigerwald PATTOLEDO 08:18 Stephen Williams 11-yard pass from Aaron Opelt; Alex Steigerwald PAT failedTOLEDO 02:27 Morgan Williams 9-yard run; Alex Steigerwald PAT

FOURTH QUARTEREMU 12:18 Joe Carithers 30-yard field goalEMU 03:44 Terrence Blevins 2-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TotToledo 14 0 27 0 41Eastern Michigan 0 7 0 10 17

TEAM TOTALS TOLEDO EMUFIRST DOWNS 19 18 Rushing 13 9 Passing 4 5 Penalty 2 4NET YARDS RUSHING 233 134 Rushing Attempts 36 47 Average Per Rush 6.5 2.9 Rushing Touchdowns 3 2 Yards Gained Rushing 253 195 Yards Lost Rushing 20 61NET YARDS PASSING 114 131 Completions-Att.-Int. 8-18-1 13-23-2 Average Per Attempt 6.3 5.7 Average Per Completion 14.2 10.1 Passing Touchdowns 3 0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 347 265 Total Offense Plays 54 70 Average Gain Per Play 6.4 3.8Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-2 3-3Penalties: Number-Yards 7-50 8-77PUNTS-YARDS 5-145 7-215 Average Yards Per Punt 29.0 30.7 Net Yards Per Punt 25.0 30.7 Inside 20 1 2 50+ Yards 0 0 Touchbacks 1 0 Fair Catch 0 2KICKOFFS-YARDS 7-410 4-223 Average Yards Per Kickoff 58.6 55.8 Net Yards Per Kickoff 43.3 31.2 Touchbacks 0 0PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 1-0-0 Average Per Return 0.0 0.0KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 4-98-0 6-107-0 Average Per Return 24.5 17.8Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 2-28-0 1-26-0Fumble Returns: No.-Yds.-TD 1-54-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 24:56 35:04 1st Quarter 3:37 11:23 2nd Quarter 5:41 9:19 3rd Quarter 7:16 7:44 4th Quarter 8:22 6:38Third-Down Conversions 3-of-8 6-of-15Fourth-Down Conversions 0-of-0 0-of-0Red Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 3-3

GaME 3Toledo at Eastern Michigan

Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 Rynearson Stadium

Ypsilanti, Mich.Noon - Attendance: 16,860 (paid)

TACKLES: EMU: HARRISON, Dwayne 5-0; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 3-2; DOWNARD, Ryan 4-0; HICKS, Arrington 3-1; WYATT, Jacob 3-0; HATCHETT, Andre 2-1; LONG, Kevin 2-1; ORHMAN, Brad 2-1; REESE, Javon 2-0; SMITH, Spenser 2-0; JENKINS, Jermaine 1-1; DOWNS, Brandon 1-0; WAITS, Herb 1-0; BROWN, Steve 1-0; BLEVINS, Terrence 1-0; HUNT, Josh 1-0; DITCH, Kevin 1-0; LEDUC, Josh 1-0; KUHLMAN, Ryan 1-0; ENGLISH, Marcus 0-1

TACKLES-FOR-LOSS: 3-12; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 1-4; SMITH, Spenser 1-3

TURNOVERS DOOM EAGLES IN MAC OPENEREagles lose three fumbles and have two interceptions in 41-17 setback

YPSILANTI, Mich. — The Eastern Michigan University football team fell, 41-17, to the visiting University of Toledo in a Mid-American Conference West Division football game played in a steady downpour here Saturday, Sept. 13, in Rynearson Stadium. Toledo, now 1-1 overall and 1-0 in MAC action, broke open a close 14-7 first-half lead by scoring 27 unanswered point in the third quarter and went on to record the 41-17 victory. With the loss the Eagles fell to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in league play. Sophomore quarterback Kyle McMahon (Rochester Hills, Mich.-Pontiac Notre Dame Prep) came in to relieve redshirt-junior signal-caller Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) to lead the Eagles offensively, going 11-of -18 for 128 yards via the air, while rushing for 59 yards. Sophomore running back Dwayne Priest (Roanoke, Va.-Fleming-Fork Union) led the Eagles’ rushing effort, going 80 yards on 13 attempts, while senior tailback Terrence Blevins (Detroit, Mich.-Denby) ran for both of EMU’s touchdowns. Defensively, safety Ryan Downard (Lima, Ohio-Shawnee) had four tackles and an interception. For the Rockets, Aaron Opelt went 8-of -18 for 114 yards, while DeJuane Collins rushed for 168 yards on 19 attempts. The Rockets opened the scoring on their first possession, taking advantage of a three-play, 72-yard drive less than four minutes into the game, taking an early 7-0 lead. Neither team could find its rhythm in the pouring rain, as they combined for three turnovers in three successive plays. After forcing a fumble, Schmitt threw an interception, giving the Rockets the ball right back. His counterpart, Opelt, returned the favor, as Downard picked off his first pass of the year, just seconds after the Rockets took over. The two teams continued to exchange punts, as neither side could get their offense in gear until 5:47 when the Eagles got their first down of the game, fol-lowing three consecutive rushes by Blevins. The Rockets capitalized on a bad snap by the Eagles, carrying the ball 54-yards to the EMU one-yard line. Collins rushed in for the score, putting Toledo up 14-0 after a Steigerwald PAT. Eastern cut the lead to seven after a nine-play, 47-yard drive that ended on a one-yard Blevins run into the end zone and a Joe Carithers (Dacula, Ga.-Dacula-Palomar (Calif.) J.C.) PAT with 6:00 remaining in the second half. UT went to the locker room with a 14-7 lead. Toledo found its offensive groove in the third quarter, putting together three scoring drives within the first seven minutes to turn a seven-point game into a 34-7 lead. After finally forcing a Rocket punt, the Eagles fumbled the ball, giving UT the ball at the EMU 17. The Rockets found the end zone in two plays, extend-ing the lead to 41-7. After being shut out in the third quarter, the Eagles were able to put three points on the board when Carithers nailed a 30-yard field goal with 12:18 remain-ing in the game. With 3:44 remaining in the contest, Blevins rushed two yards for his second score of the game, cutting the deficit, 41-17. Eastern Michigan would get no closer though, as the Rockets captured the victory, 41-17.

RUSHING: EMU: PRIEST, Dwayne 13-80; McMAHON, Kyle 14-61; BLEVINS, Terrence 15-21-2; SCHMITT, Andy 2-10; TEAM 3-(-38); UT: COLLINS, DaJuane 19-168-2; WILLIAMS, Morgan 9-35-1; WALKER, Jake 5-27; OPELT, Aaron 2-4; TEAM 1-(-1)

PASSING: EMU: McMAHON, Kyle 11-18-1-128-0; SCHMITT, Andy 2-5-1-3-0; UT: OPELT, Aaron 8-18-1-114-3

RECEIVING: EMU: STONE, Jacory 5-72; WHITE, DeAnthony 4-34; GAGE, Dontayo 3-26; JONES, Tyler 1-(-1); UT: WILLIAMS, Stephen 3-48-2; MOORE, Nick 2-42; BAILEY, Robin 1-14-1; ALLEN, John 1-8; GAYMON, Sam 1-2



FIRST QUARTERMARYL.: 11:04 Obi Egekeze 23-yard field goalMARYL: 02:45 Morgan Green 1-yard run; Obi Egekeze PAT

SECOND QUARTERMARYL: 11:14 Morgan Green 20-yard run; Obi Egekeze PATEMU: 05:08 Terrence Blevins 7-yard run; Joe Carithers PATMARYL: 04:49 Darrius Heyward-Bey 32-yard pass from Chris Turner; Obi Egekeze PATEMU: 00:44 Josh LeDuc 13-yard pass from Kyle McMahon; Joe Carithers PAT

THIRD QUARTERMARYL: 13:27 Dan Gronkowski 4-yard pass from Chris Turner; Obi Egekeze PATEMU: 07:15 Joe Carithers 23-yard field goalMARYL: 04:19 Obi Egekeze 21-yard field goal

FOURTH QUARTERMARYL: 11:46 Obi Egekeze 33-yard field goalEMU: 08:03 Jacory Stone 2-yard pass from Kyle McMahon; Joe Carithers PATMARYL: 06:18 Isaiah Williams 43-yard pass from Danny Oquendo; Obi Egekeze PATMARYL: 01:20 Josh Portis 8-yard run; Obi Egekeze PAT SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TotEastern Michigan 0 14 3 7 24Maryland 10 14 10 17 51

TEAM TOTALS EMU MARYLANDFIRST DOWNS 25 20 Rushing 11 8 Passing 13 10 Penalty 1 2NET YARDS RUSHING 171 231 Rushing Attempts 39 34 Average Per Rush 4.4 6.8 Rushing Touchdowns 1 3 Yards Gained Rushing 201 242 Yards Lost Rushing 30 11NET YARDS PASSING 282 255 Completions-Att.-Int. 26-40-3 16-25-2 Average Per Attempt 7.1 10.2 Average Per Completion 10.8 15.9 Passing Touchdowns 2 3TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 453 486 Total Offense Plays 79 59 Average Gain Per Play 5.7 8.2Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 0.0Penalties: Number-Yards 5-45 3-43PUNTS-YARDS 3-70 1-44 Average Yards Per Punt 23.3 44.0 Net Yards Per Punt 11.3 44.0 Inside 20 1 1 50+ Yards 0 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair Catch 1 1PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 1-36-0KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 6-129-0 5-141-0Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 2-10-0 3-10-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 35:45 24:15 1st Quarter 8:29 6:31 2nd Quarter 11:22 3:38 3rd Quarter 8:29 6:31 4th Quarter 7:25 7:35

GaME 4Eastern Michigan at Maryland

Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008 Chevy Chase Field at Byrd

Stadium - College Park, Maryland 1 p.m. - Attendance: 48,023

TACKLES: EMU: HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 7-2; WYATT, Jacob 7-1; HARRISON, Dwayne 5-0; DOWNARD, Ryan 4-1; JENKINS, Jermaine 2-2; HATCHETT, Andre 2-1; SMITH, Spenser 2-0; MITCHELL, Mark 2-0; HICKS, Arrington 2-0; HUNT, Josh 2-0; KUHL-MAN, Ryan 1-1; LONG, Kevin 1-1; LANG, T.J. 1-0; PRATT, Brandon 1-0; WAITS, Herb 1-0; SLATER, Brandon 1-0; PALUCH, Sonny 1-0; PRIEST, Dwayne 0-1; SER-RUTO, Drew 0-1; DOWNS, Brandon 0-1; MAY, Chris 0-1; WILLIAMS, Josh

TACKLES-FOR-LOSS: EMU: 2-11: JENKINS, Jermaine 1-8; WYATT, Jacob 1-3

RUSHING: EMU: BLEVINS, Terrence 10-61-1; PRIEST, Dwayne 9-54; WELCH, Corey 6-32; McMAHON, Kyle 10-29; WILLIAMS, Jason 1-1; SANDERS, Marvon 1-(-1); TEAM 1-(-2); BONNER, John 1-(-3); UM: PORTIS, Josh 9-98-1; HEYWARD-BEY, Dar-rius 2-81; GREEN, Morgan 12-40-2; MEGGETT, Davin 8-23; TEAM 1-(-3); TURNER, Chris 2-(-8)PASSING: EMU: McMAHON, Kyle 25-37-2-278-2; WILLIAMS, Jason 1-2-1-4; JONES, Tyler 0-1-0-0; UM: TURNER, Chris 15-23-2-212-2; OQUENDO, Dannby 1-1-0-43-1; PORTIS, Josh 0-1-0-0RECEIVING: EMU: STONE, Jacory 9-76-1; LEDUC, Josh 4-59-1; BONNER, John 4-53; GAGE, Dontayo 4-44; BLEVINS, Terrence 2-8; PRIEST, Dwayne 1-34; SMITH, Spenser 1-4; SANDERS, Marvon 1-4; UM: OQUENDO, Danny 3-38; HEYWARD-BEY, Darrius 3-31-1; WILLIAMS, Isaiah 2-64-1; SMITH, Torrey 2-58; JACKSON, Cory 2-35; GRONKOWSKI, Dan 2-8-1; TYLER, Ronnie 1-19; MEGGETT, Davin 1-2

EAGLES DROP OFFENSIVE SHOOTOUT AT MARYLANDBoth teams roll up more than 450 yards

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — A pair of interceptions and a blocked punt proved costly for the Eastern Michigan University football team, as the Eagles dropped a 51-24 decision to the University of Maryland Saturday afternoon in non-conference action at Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium. The Eagles racked up 453 yards of total offense, but it all came for naught as Maryland was able to capitalize on the EMU miscues. With the win Maryland upped its record to 3-1 on the year, while Eastern Michigan dropped to 1-3. Making his first start of the season due to an injury to junior Andy Schmitt (St. John’s, Mich.-St. John’s), sophomore quarterback Kyle McMahon (Rochester Hills, Mich.-Pontiac Notre Dame Prep) threw for a season-best 278 yards and two touchdowns. On the ground, McMahon also scampered for 29 yards on 10 attempts. Junior wide-out Jacory Stone (Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville) hauled in nine catches for 76 yards and a touchdown, while sophomore tight end Josh LeDuc (Canton, Mich.-Canton) caught four balls for 59 yards and a score. On the ground, senior Terrence Blevins (Detroit, Mich.-Denby) racked up 61 yards and a touchdown on 10 attempts. The Eagles found themselves in an early hole as the Terrapins blocked sophomore Pat-rick Treppa’s (Livonia, Mich.-Stevenson) punt and returned it to the EMU 10-yard line. However, the Eastern defense stood up to the challenge of the sudden change of field posi-tion, holding Maryland to just a field goal with 11:04 left in the first quarter. On the ensuing EMU possession, McMahon was able to march the offense 75 yards in six plays down the field to the UM five-yard line. But on 1st-and-goal, McMahon’s toss was intercepted in the end zone, halting the Eagles’ scoring opportunity. Maryland would capi-talize on that miscue, going 80-yards in just 10 plays for the score that was capped off by a one-yard touchdown plunge by Morgan Green. A Obi Egekeze PAT followed to make it 10-0 with 2:45 to play in the first quarter. After another McMahon interception, UM’s Green would sprint 20 yards for the touch-down to complete the five-play, 47-yard Maryland scoring drive. Another Egekeze PAT was true to push the deficit to 17, 17-0, with 11:41 remaining in the second quarter. Despite playing from behind, EMU continued to move the football. After starting on its own 20-yard line, McMahon marched the Green and White 73 yards to the UM seven-yard line Blevins was able to get EMU on the scoreboard, with his fifth touchdown of the year, a seven-yard touchdown rush with 5:08 left in the half. A sophomore Joe Carithers (Dacula, Ga.-Dacula (Palomar J.C.)) PAT sailed through the uprights to make it 17-7. But Maryland promptly answered with a 63 yard kickoff return to give the Terps great field position. On the very next play, quarterback Chris Turner found a streaking Darrius Heyward-Bay for the 32-yard touchdown strike with 4:49 showing on the clock. A 13-yard touchdown reception by LeDuc from McMahon just before half pulled EMU even closer. The 80 yard, 11-play drive was capped with another Carithers PAT try, made it 24-10 with :44 seconds left before the intermission. Following the break the potent Terrapin offense tacked on another touchdown just 1:33 into the third quarter, as Turner hooked up with tight end Dan Gronkowski for the four-yard touchdown reception to make it 31-10. But the Eagles would again respond with a score of their own, as Carithers would knock through a 23-yard field goal to make it 31-17 with 7:15 showing on the third quarter clock. Maryland returned the favor with a 21-yard Egekeze field goal on the ensuing possession to run the score to 34-17 with 4:19 still left in the third period. The defenses for both sides would then stiffen up, as neither was able to score until Mary-land’s Egekeze banged through a 33-yard field goal attempt with 11:46 to play in the fourth quarter. On the following possession EMU continued to rack up the yardage, as McMahon drove the Eagles back into the red zone. The sophomore signal caller then found Stone in the cor-ner on the end zone for the two-yard touchdown strike with 8:03 left. The PAT was good to make it 37-24. Maryland would add two late touchdowns to make it 51-24.



FIRST QUARTERNIU: 02:42 Me’Co Brown 26-yard run; Mike Salerno PATNIU: 00:49 DeMarcus Grady 9-yard run; Mike Salerno PAT

SECOND QUARTERNIU: 07:23 Marcus Perez 2-yard run; Mike Salerno PAT

THIRD QUARTERNIU: 09:21 Kyle Skarb 4-yard pass from Dan Nicholson; Mike Salerno PAT

FOURTH QUARTERNIU: 09:27 Justin Anderson 8-yard run; Mike Salerno PATNIU: 01:29 D.J. Pirkle safety

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TotNorthern Illinois 14 7 7 9 37Eastern Michigan 0 0 0 0 0

TEAM TOTALS NIU EMUFIRST DOWNS 21 19 Rushing 13 6 Passing 5 11 Penalty 3 2NET YARDS RUSHING 235 119 Rushing Attempts 43 33 Average Per Rush 5.5 3.6 Rushing Touchdowns 4 0 Yards Gained Rushing 242 138 Yards Lost Rushing 7 19NET YARDS PASSING 104 140 Completions-Att.-Int. 13-17-0 21-39-0 Average Per Attempt 6.1 3.6 Average Per Completion 8.0 6.7 Passing Touchdowns 1 0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 339 259 Total Offense Plays 60 72 Average Gain Per Play 5.7 3.6Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties: Number-Yards 5-50 3-28PUNTS-YARDS 4-189 2-59 Average Yards Per Punt 47.2 29.5 Net Yards Per Punt 47.2 29.5 Inside 20 4 1 50+ Yards 1 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair Catch 0 0PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 1-17-0 4-92-0Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 2-39-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 31:59 28:01 1st Quarter 8:23 6:37 2nd Quarter 4:41 10:19 3rd Quarter 8:55 6:05 4th Quarter 10:00 5:00Third-Down Conversions 9-of-14 5-of-15Fourth-Down Conversions 0-0-0 2-of-6Red Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 0-0Sacks By: No.-Yards 2-10 1-5

Game 5Northern Illinois at EMUSaturday, Sept. 27, 2008

Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, Mich.

Noon - Attendance: 17,159 (Paid)ESPN+ • Homecoming

TACKLES: EMU: HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 7-8; WYATT, Jacob 4-3; HATCHETT, Andre 4-2; HARRISON, Dwayne 4-2; LONG, Kevin 3-2; JENKINS, Jermaine 3-0; MAY, Chris 2-1; HUNT, Josh 1-2; WILSON, Nate 2-0; REESE, Javon 2-0; PRATT, Brandon 1-1; DOWNS, Brandon 1-1; OHRMAN, Brad 1-1; HICKS, Arrington 1-0; DeMAS-TER, Dan 1-0; BUCHE, Bridger 1-0; SMITH, Spenser 1-0; KUHLMAN, Ryan 1-0; DIXON, Keith 1-0; DOWNARD, Ryan 0-1

TACKLES-FOR-LOSS: EMU: 1-5; OHRMAN, Brad 1-5

RUSHING: EMU: McMAHON, Kyle 2-32; BLEVINS, terrence 9-31; SCHMITT, Andy 9-27; WELCH, Corey 4-23; PRIEST, Dwayne 6-20; WILLIAMS, Jason 1-(-6); SANDERS, Marvon 2-(-8); NIU: BROWN, Me’Co 17-111-1; ANDERSON, Justin 7-37-1; SPANN, Chad 6-35; CLANTON, Montell 3-33; CRIDER, Ricky 3-10; GRADY, DeMarcus 2-10-1; PEREZ, Marcus 1-2-1; NICHOLSON, Dan 1-(-2)

PASSING: EMU: SCHMITT, Andy 21-37-1-140-0; McMAHON, Kyle 0-2-1-0-0; NIU: NICHOLSON, Dan 11-15-0-92-1; GRADY, DeMarcus 2-2-0-12-0

RECEIVING: EMU: STONE, Jacory 9-98; JONES, Tyler 3-14; BLEVINS, Terrence 3-0; GAGE, Dontayo 2-11; LeDUC, Josh 2-7; SANDERS, Marvon 1-7; BURKE, Tyrone 1-3; NIU: TURNER, Greg 5-24; CUNNINGHAM, R. 2-46; PEREZ, Marcus 2-10; DAVIS, Britt 1-8; LEWIS, Marcus 1-7; ADONIS, Evans 1-5; SKARB, Kyle 1-4-1

NORTHERN ILLINOIS SPOILS EMU HOMECOMINGHuskies blank eagles, 37-0

YPSILANTI, Mich. — A visiting Northern Illinois University football team spoiled Homecoming for the Eastern Michigan University foot-ball team here Saturday afternoon, Sept. 27, in Rynearson Stadium in a Mid-American Conference West Division battle, defeating the Eagles by a score of 37-0. Northern Illinois rolled up 339 yards in total offense and raced to a 21-0 halftime lead and came back with a strong defensive effort in the second half to post the 37-0 victory. The shutout was the first for an EMU squad since this same NIU team handed the Eagles a 27-0 shut-out in the final game of the 2006 season, Nov. 24. The loss drops EMU to 1-4 overall and 0-2 in MAC action while Northern Illinois improves 2-2 overall and 1-1 in MAC action. On offense, junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. John’s Mich.-St. John’s) went 21-of-37 for 140 yards in the air while rushing for 27 yards on the ground. Junior wide receiver Jacory Stone (Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville) hauled in nine passes for 98 yards, his second consecutive game with nine receptions while his 98 yards was a career best. Senior tailback Terrence Blevins (Detroit, MIch.-Denby) gained 32 yards on nine carries for EMU. Defensively, the Eagles were led by senior linebacker Daniel Holtz-claw (Enid, Okla.-Enid) with 15 stops on the afternoon, moving him to third on the EMU career list for tackles with 376. Safety Jacob Wyatt (Lansing, Mich.-Sexton) recorded seven tackles. The Huskies racked up 235 yards rushing and four touchdowns on the ground, led by Me’co Brown’s 111 yards and one touchdown. Justin Anderson rushed for 37 yards and a score, while DeMarcus Grady and Marcus Perez accounted for the other two NIU rushing touchdowns. Quarterback Dan Nicholson completed 11-of-15 passes for 92 yards and one aerial score. NIU raced out to an early 14-0 lead after the first quarter of play and never looked back. The Eagle offense was slowed after sophomore sig-nal caller Kyle McMahon (Rochester Hills, Mich.-Notre Dame Prep) went down with an injury during the first series. The Huskies scored in every quarter, including a late safety, putting the final margin at 37-0. Next up for the Eagles is a trip to Bowling Green, Saturday, Oct. 4 to take on the Falcons. Kick-off is set for 4 p.m. at Doyt Perry Stadium.



FIRST QUARTERBGSU: 01:18 Jimmy Scheidler 6-yard pass from Tyler Sheehan; Sinisa Vrvilo PAT

SECOND QUARTEREMU: 02:34 Terrence Blevins 1-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT

THIRD QUARTEREMU: 09:40 Joe Carithers 28-yard field goalBGSU: 07:41 Adrian Hodges 46-yard pass from Tyler Sheehan; Vrvilo PATEMU: 00:09 Dwayne Priest 12-yard touchdown run; Carithers PAT

FOURTH QUARTERBGSU: 05:11 Tyler Sheehan 8-yard run; Sinisa Vrvilo PATEMU: 00:36 Tyler Jones 16-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Joe Carithers PAT

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TotEastern Michigan 0 7 10 7 24 Bowling Green 7 0 7 7 21

TEAM TOTALS EMU BGSUFIRST DOWNS 23 18 Rushing 8 5 Passing 13 12 Penalty 2 1NET YARDS RUSHING 147 94 Rushing Attempts 38 29 Average Per Rush 3.9 3.2 Rushing Touchdowns 2 1 Yards Gained Rushing 149 123 Yards Lost Rushing 2 29NET YARDS PASSING 263 297 Completions-Att.-Int. 22-30-0 27-34-0 Average Per Attempt 8.8 8.7 Average Per Completion 12.0 11.0 Passing Touchdowns 1 2TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 410 391 Total Offense Plays 68 63 Average Gain Per Play 6.0 6.2Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 1-0Penalties: Number-Yards 6-61 10-80PUNTS-YARDS 5-168 5-181 Average Yards Per Punt 33.6 36.2 Net Yards Per Punt 32.0 31.2 Inside 20 2 0 50+ Yards 0 0 Touchbacks 0 1 Fair Catch 2 0PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 2-5-0 1-8-0KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 4-71-0 3-66-0Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 32:52 27:08

GaME 6EMU at Bowling GreenSaturday, Oct. 4, 2008

Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, Ohio

4 p.m. - Attendance: 16,217 BCSN-TV • Homecoming

TACKLES: EMU: HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 5-5; HATCHETT, Andre 4-4; JENKINS, Jermaine 4-4; GARRISON, Lyle 4-2; WYATT, Jacob 3-3; SMITH, Spenser 4-1; OHRMAN, Brad 3-2; WILSON, Nate 1-4; HUNT, Josh 2-2; DOWNARD, Ryan 0-4; MAY, Chris 2-1; WAITS, Herb 2-1; DOWNS, Brandon 1-1; SERRUTO, Drew 1-0; REESE, Javon 1-0; HARRISON, Dwayne 0-1

TACKLES-FOR-LOSS: EMU: 8-33; SMITH, Spenser 3-14; JENKINS, Jermaine 1.5-6; OHRMAN, Brad 1-6; MAY, Chris 1-5; GARRISON, Lyle 1-2; HATCHETT, Andre 0.5-0

RUSHING: EMU: JONES, Tyler 13-60; PRIEST, Dwayne 11-45-1; SCHMITT, Andy 4-22; BLEVINS, Terrence 7-20-1; WHITE, DeAnthony 1-2; SANDERS, Marvon 1-(-1); GAGE, Dontayo 1-(-1); BGSU: TURNER, Anthony 8-55; BULLOCK, Chris 15-43; PRONTY, Tyrone 1-0; SHEEHAN, Tyler 5-(-4)

PASSING: EMU: SCHMITT, Andy 21-29-0-253-1; JOHNSON, Zach 1-1-0-10-0; BGSU: SHEEHAN, Tyler 27-34-0-3297-2

RECEIVING: EMU: STONE, Jacory 6-81; JONES, Tyler 4-61-1; LeDUC, Josh 4-43; SANDERS, Marvon 4-24; PRIEST, Dwayne 2-11; BLEVINS, Terrence 1-33; BURKE, Tyrone 1-10; BGSU: PARTRIDTGE, Curt 6-60; PRONTY, Tyrone 5-16; BULLOCK, Chris 4-53; BARNES, Freddie 4-44; SCHEIDLER, Jimmy 2-12-1; TURNER, Anthony 2-6; KELLEY, Jermiah 1-48; HODGES, Adrian 1-46-1; WRIGHT, Chris 1-6; HUTSON, Ray 1-6

EMU SPOILS BGSU’s HOMECOMING WITH 24-21 VICTORYEMU scores with 36 seconds left to record the win

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — The Eastern Michigan University football team came up with some last-second heroics to record a 24-21 win over Bowling Green State University here Saturday afternoon, Oct. 4, in Mid-American Conference cross-divisional action before a Homecoming crowd of 16,217 in Doyt Perry Stadium. Trailing by a 21-17 margin, the Eagles moved 77 yards in six plays and scored the win-ning points on a 16-yard scoring pass from junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) to senior wide receiver Tyler Jones (Belleville, Mich.-Belleville) with just 36 seconds left in the game. Sophomore place-kicker Joe Carithers (Dacula, Ga.-Dacula-Palomar (Calif.) J.C.) added the PAT kick for the 24-21 EMU advantage. The win-ning touchdown was set up by a big EMU defensive stand as the Eagles forced a Bowling Green punt, getting the offense the ball back with 1:21 left on the clock. The home team still had a chance to tie the game after that late EMU score, but a 52-yard field goal attempt by Sinisa Vrvilo was short and to the left as time expired. The win was extra special for EMU head coach Jeff Genyk, a 1982 Bowling Green State University graduate and a former quarterback for the Falcons. With the win the Eagles improve to 2-4 overall and 1-2 in MAC action while Bowling Green falls to 2-3 overall and 0-1 in league play. The victory also snapped the Eagles’ nine-game losing skid to the Falcons, and marked the first EMU victory in Bowling Green, Ohio since Nov. 12, 1988. Schmitt directed the EMU offense to 410 total yards on 68 plays. He completed 21-of-29 passes for 251 yards and one touchdown while Jones led all rushers with 13 carries for 60 yards while taking the direct snap from center during the game. Jones spent the rest of the game as a wide receiver. Sophomore tailback Dwayne Priest (Roanoke, Va.-William Fleming-Fork Union Military) added 45 yards on 11 rushes. The EMU defense was outstanding all day and was paced by senior Daniel Holtzclaw (Enid, Okla.-Enid) with 10 tackles while Spenser Smith (Detroit, Mich.-Mackenzie) re-cord five tackles and three tackles-for-loss of 14 yards. The Falcons opened the scoring on a six-yard pass from quarterback Tyler Sheehan to tight end Jimmy Scheidler with 1:18 left in the first quarter. Vrvilo added the PAT for a 7-0 lead. The Eagles fought back to knot the game at seven-all, capping a six-play, 65-yard drive on a one-yard touchdown run by senior tailback Terrence Blevins (Detroit, Mich.-Den-by) followed by the PAT kick by Carithers with 2:34 left in the second quarter. Eastern took its first lead of the game, 10-7, on a 28-yard field goal by Carithers on the first drive of the second half at the 9:40 mark. The Eagles drove the ball 60 yards in 10 plays with Carithers providing the go-ahead points. BGSU came right back on its first possession of the second half to regain the lead, 14-10, on a 46-yard scoring toss from Sheehan to wide receiver Adrian Hodges. Vrvilo added the PAT kick. The Eastern offense continued to use the clock to its advantage, answering with a 13-play, 78-yard touchdown drive that took 7:27 with Priest capping the drive with a 12-yard scoring run. Carithers added the PAT to once again give the Eagles the lead, 17-14, with 9.2 seconds left in the third quarter. Bowling Green would add a Sheehan eight-yard run with 5:11 left before Eastern would pull off the late-game magic on the Schmitt to Jones pass to win the game. EMU will head out of the conference next weekend, Oct. 11, for a non-conference date with Army in West Point, N.Y.



FIRST QUARTERARMY: 13:47 Wesley McMahand 13-yard run; Matthew Campbell PAT

SECOND QUARTEREMU: 13:26 Joe Carithers 43-yard field goalEMU: 07:49 Terrence Blevins 5-yard run; Joe Carithers PATEMU: 03:04 Joe Carithers 38-yard field goal

THIRD QUARTERARMY: 10:25 Matthew Campbell 18-yard field goal

FOURTH QUARTERARMY: 13:42 Chip Bowden nine-yard run; Matthew Campbell PAT

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TotEastern Michigan 0 13 0 0 13 Army 7 0 3 7 17

TEAM TOTALS EMU ARMYFIRST DOWNS 16 17 Rushing 5 16 Passing 8 0 Penalty 3 1NET YARDS RUSHING 117 341 Rushing Attempts 29 59 Average Per Rush 4.0 5.8 Rushing Touchdowns 1 2 Yards Gained Rushing 139 364 Yards Lost Rushing 22 23NET YARDS PASSING 138 0 Completions-Att.-Int. 12-30-0 0-3-0 Average Per Attempt 4.6 0.0 Average Per Completion 11.5 0.0 Passing Touchdowns 0 0TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 255 341 Total Offense Plays 59 62 Average Gain Per Play 4.3 5.5Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 3-2Penalties: Number-Yards 7-55 3-28PUNTS-YARDS 5-217 4-154 Average Yards Per Punt 43.4 38.5 Net Yards Per Punt 42.6 38.5 Inside 20 3 2 50+ Yards 1 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair Catch 1 1PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 2-4-0KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 2-50-0 3-70-0Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 27:23 32:37 1st Quarter 7:48 7:12 2nd Quarter 9:14 5:46 3rd Quarter 6:05 8:55 4th Quarter 4:16 10:44Third-Down Conversions 1-of-12 5-of-13Fourth-Down Conversions 0-of-2 1-of-3

GaME 7EMU at Army

Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008 Michie StadiumWest Point, N.Y.

1 p.m. - Attendance: 27,096Homecoming

TACKLES: EMU: HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 5-7; OHRMAN, Brad 7-3; WYATT, Jacob 7-2; JENKINS, Jermaine 3-4; HATCHETT, Andre 2-5; KUHLMAN, Ryan 2-3; HARRISON, Dwayne 2-3; SMITH, Spenser 1-4; DOWNS, Brandon; MAY, Chris 0-4; HUNT, Josh 1-2; PRIEST, Dwayne 2-0; DOWNARD, Ryan 1-1; GARRISON, Lyle 1-0; WAITS, Herb 1-0; REESE, Javon 0-1

TACKLES-FOR-LOSS: EMU: 2-12; ORHMAN, Brad 2-12

RUSHING: EMU: PRIEST, Dwayne 17-118; BLEVINS, Terrence 6-17-1; JONES, Tyler 2-3; TEAM 1-(-1); SANDERS, Marvon 1-(-8); SCHMITT, Andy 2-(-12); ARMY: MOONEY, Collin 29-229; McMAHAND, Wesley 3-46-1; BOWDEN, Chip 12-32-1; CARL, Bryson 7-21; DACE, Tony 5-12; SMITH, Ian 1-5

PASSING: EMU: SCHMITT, Andy 12-29-0-138-0; JONES, Tyler 0-1-0-0; ARMY: BOWDEN, Chip 0-3-0-0-0

RECEIVING: EMU: STONE, Jacory 4-17; LeDUC, Josh 2-40; SANDERS, Marvon 2-31; JONES, Tyler 2-13; THAYER, Ben 1-23; BLEVINS, Terrence 1-14; ARMY: None

LATE RALLY LEADS ARMY PAST EMUEagles can’t hold first-half advantage in 17-13 loss

WEST POINT, N.Y. — The Eastern Michigan University football team dropped a 17-13 decision to the United States Military Academy Saturday afternoon, Oct. 11, in non-conference action here at Blaik Field in Michie Stadium. The Black Knights used their triple-option attack to rack up 341 yards on the ground to overcome a 13-7 halftime deficit. The Eagles had a pair of late fourth quarter drives in an attempt to rally for the win, but the Army defense stood up to the challenge to claim the victory. With the win Army ups its record to 2-4 on the year, while Eastern Michigan drops to 2-5. Junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) was 12-of-30 passing for a total of 138 yards. Junior wideout Jacory Stone (Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville) added four catches for 17 yards to give him 101 career catches and 996 career receiving yards. Sophomore tight end Josh LeDuc (Canton, Mich.-Plymouth) also caught two passes for 40. On the ground, sophomore Dwayne Priest (Roanoke, Va./William Fleming-Fork Union Academy) totalled 118 yards on 17 carries on the afternoon. Senior Terrence Blevins (Detroit, Mich.-Denby) also tallied 17 yards and a touchdown on six attempts. For Army, fullback Collin Mooney carried the ball 29 times for 299 yards while running back Wesley McMahand added three carries for 46 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Chip Bowden ran the ball 12 times for 32 yards and a score while going 0-for-3 via the air. Army had zero pass-ing yards in the entire game. Army jumped on the board first, as the Black Knights opened the game marching 61 yards in just two plays. The drive was capped with a 13-yard touchdown scamper by McMahand with 13:07 showing on the first quarter clock. Matthew Campbell’s PAT was good to make it 7-0. The triple-option attack of Army continued to rack up the yards on the ground, as Mooney sprinted 67 yards to set up a great scoring opportunity midway through the opening period. However, it would all be for naught as senior linebacker Daniel Holtzclaw (Enid, Okla.-Enid ), who had a game-high 12 tackles, stopped Bowden on fourth-and-inches to force a turnover on downs at the EMU 12-yard line with 4:08 left in the first quarter. After a few stalled drives to start the contest, Eastern Michigan was able to get the offense in gear on its third possession. Schmitt would direct an 11-play, 63-yard drive from deep in its own territory, but the drive would stall at the Army 25-yard line. Sophomore placekicker Joe Carith-ers (Dacula, Ga.Dacula (Palomar J.C.) would knock through a career-long 43 yard field goal to cut the deficit to four, 7-3, with 13:26 left in the second period. Following a quick three-and-out for the Black Knights, Priest would roll off a 20-yard dart into Army territory. Six plays later, Blevins would bounce off a few defenders before finding paydirt with 7:49 left before half. Carithers would tack on the point-after kick to make it 10-7. Army would turn the ball over with 5:37 showing on the clock near midfield, when quarter-back Bowden’s option toss was off target and recovered by senior Dwayne Harrison (North Miami Beach, Fla.-North Miami Beach). EMU was unable to advance the ball into the red zone, as Carithers would have to chip through a 38-yard field goal to make it 13-7 with 3:04 left. Following intermission, the Black Knights would once again crack into the scoring column. Mooney would break loose, scooting for a 54-yard gain down to the EMU four-yard line. But the EMU defense would stand up, stopping Mooney just short of the goal line to force a field-goal try. The 18-yard attempt for Campbell was true to make it 13-10 with 10:25 to play in the third period. Eastern Michigan would answer with a long drive of its own, marching 68 yards in nine plays before the drive would falter at the Army five-yard line. The Eagles had back-to-back opportuni-ties to scores, but two of Schmitt’s passes were knocked away from their intended targets in the end zone. Carithers would come on for the chip shot 22-yard field goal attempt with 5:33 remain-ing but the try was blocked by Victor Ugenyi. Army’s rushing attack continued to move the chains on its next possession, calling for the run on 13-of-14 plays, capping the 80-yard drive with a nine-yard touchdown run by Bowden. Campbell added the PAT to give Army its final four-point margin, 17-13. Army would ratchet up the defensive intensity on EMU’s next possession to force the quick three-and-out. But the Black Knights would have trouble holding on to the football, turning the ball over with less than nine minutes of clock still showing. However, head coach Jeff Genyk’s crew count not cash in on the break, as Schmitt was sacked on third-and-six at midfield. Junior Zach Johnson (Springboro, Ohio-Springboro) punted the ball away with 6:58 as the Knights took over at their own 17-yard line. Once again the defense would stand strong, forcing Army to give the ball back to the Eagles via a punt with 3:34 left. Needing to go 83 yards to score, Schmitt found Blevins for a 14-yard pass reception up to the EMU 30-yard line. Two plays later Schmitt nearly found a streaking Stone down at the Army 30-yard line but the pass was just inches too long. Then on third-and-five, the toss to LeDuc was broken up to force the Eagles’ hand with 2:10 to go. Schmitt’s pass was knocked down at the line of scrimmage to return the ball to Army with 2:04 showing. Army continued to attack via the rush but came up just short on a critical fourth down at the EMU 26-yard line turning the ball back over to the Green and White with 1:40 on the clock. Just as last week in the victory at Bowling Green, the Eagles would have to make a last ditch drive to pull out the win. But unfortunately the result would not be the same, as EMU was unable to convert on a fourth-and-13 with 59 seconds left at the EMU 23-yard line.



FIRST QUARTERAKRON: 12:08 Igor Iveljic 26-yard field goal

SECOND QUARTERAKRON: 12:16 Andre Jones 16-yard pass from Chris Jacquemain; Igor Iveljic PATEMU: 09:29 Terrence Blevins 3-yard run; Joe Carithers PATAKRON: 09:21 Andre Jones 45-yard pass from Chris Jacquemain; Igor Iveljic PATEMU: 04:17 Tyler Jones 5-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Joe Carithers PATAKRON: 02:51 Dennis Kennedy 33-yard run; Igor Iveljic PAT

THIRD QUARTEREMU: 09:06 Terrence Blevins 1-yard run; Joe Carithers PATAKRON: 07:42 Dennis Kennedy 10-yard run; Igor Iveljic PAT

FOURTH QUARTERAKRON: 14:10 Igor Iveljic 27-yard field goal EMU: 05:41 Marvon Sanders 19-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Joe Carithers PATEMU: 03:49 Josh LeDuc 6-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Joe Carithers PATAKRON: 00:14 Dennis Kennedy 4-yard run; Dennis Kennedy rush

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TotAkron 3 21 7 11 42 Eastern Michigan 0 14 7 14 35

TEAM TOTALS AKRON EMUFIRST DOWNS 22 21 Rushing 11 7 Passing 10 14 Penalty 0 0NET YARDS RUSHING 339 182 Rushing Attempts 42 41 Average Per Rush 8.1 4.4 Rushing Touchdowns 3 2 Yards Gained Rushing 369 198 Yards Lost Rushing 30 16NET YARDS PASSING 208 258 Completions-Att.-Int. 11-19-0 22-34-1 Average Per Attempt 10.9 7.6 Average Per Completion 18.9 11.7 Passing Touchdowns 2 3TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 547 440 Total Offense Plays 61 75 Average Gain Per Play 9.0 5.9Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 1-1Penalties: Number-Yards 3-15 1-15PUNTS-YARDS 4-158 5-177 Average Yards Per Punt 39.5 35.4 Net Yards Per Punt 32.5 34.0 Inside 20 2 1 50+ Yards 0 0 Touchbacks 1 0 Fair Catch 0 2PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 1-7-0 1-8-0KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 5-103-0 8-159-0Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 1-1-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 4 0Possession Time 23:53 36:07 1st Quarter 6:21 8:39 2nd Quarter 4:20 10:40 3rd Quarter 5:48 9:12 4th Quarter 7:24 7:36Third-Down Conversions 3-of-11 11-of-19Fourth-Down Conversions 0-of-0 2-of-2

GaME 8Akron at EMU

Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008 Rynearson Stadium

Ypsilanti, Mich.1 p.m. - Attendance: 17,055 (Paid)

Band Day

TACKLES: EMU: OHRMAN, Brad 8-1; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 5-3; HARRISON, Dwayne 7-0; DOWNS, Brandon 5-1; JENKINS, Jermaine 3-2; WYATT, Jacob 3-1; GARRISON, Lyle 3-0; HATCHETT, Andre 2-1; HUNT, Josh 2-0; WAITS, Herb 2-0; WILSON, Nate 2-0; LONG, Kevin 1-1; RILEY, Corey 1-0; BURKE, Tyrone 1-0; SLATER, Brandon 1-0; DOWNARD, Ryan 1-0; COCHRAN, Tyler 1-0; PRATT, Brandon 1-0; LeDUC, Josh 1 block

TACKLES-FOR-LOSS: EMU: 6-26; OHRMAN, Brad 3-15; RILEY, Corey 1-7; SLATER, Brandon 1-3; HUNT, Josh 1-1

SACKS: 2-14: OHRMAN, Brad 2-14

RUSHING: EMU: BLEVINS, Terrence 21-91-2; SANDERS, Marvon 1-37; PRIEST, Dwayne 8-36; WELCH, Corey 6-14; JONES, Tyler 3-6; SCHMITT, Andy 2-(-2); AK-RON: KENNEDY, Dennis 25-277-3; JONES, Andre 3-50; JOHNSON, Andrew 5-8; BRUCE, Jeremy 1-7; JACQUEMAIN, Chris 7-4

PASSING: EMU: SCHMITT, Andy 22-34-1-258-3; AKRON: JACQUEMAIN, Chris 11-19-0-208-2

RECEIVING: EMU: STONE, Jacory 7-109; JONES, Tyler 4-58-1; SANDERS, Marvon 3-35-1; LeDUC, Josh 2-27-1; PRIEST, Dwayne 2-6; THAYER, Ben 1-17; BURKE, Ty-rone 1-9; GAGE, Dontayo 1-3; BLEVINS, Terrence 1-(-2); LANG, T.J. 0 (-4); AKRON: JONES, Andre 5-114-2; BRUCE, Jeremy 2-26; BOWSER, Deryn 2-19; OWEN, Al-phonso 1-34; KENNEDY, Dennis 1-15

EAGLES LOSE HEARTBREAKER ON BIZARRE PLAYEMU blocks last-minute field goal only to lose game

YPSILANTI, Mich. — One of the most bizarre plays in Eastern Michigan University football history cost the Eagles a chance at victory here Saturday afternoon, Oct. 18, in Rynearson Stadium in a Mid-American Conference game against a visiting University of Akron squad. The Eagles came from behind to take a 35-34 lead with 03:49 left when junior quar-terback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) found sophomore tight end Josh LeDuc (Canton, Mich.-Plymouth) for a six-yard touchdown pass. Joe Carithers (Dac-ula, Ga.-Dacula-Palomar (Calif,) J.C.) added the tie-breaking PAT kick to give Eastern a shot at the win. Akron then drove to the EMU nine-yard line and faced fourth and two yards to go with just 00:30 left on the clock. The Zips elected to kick a field goal, but a 26-yard field goal by Igor Iveljic was blocked by LeDuc. The blocked kick bounced back to Akron holder Andy Hildreth and he ran for a four-yard gain, recording the first down, giving Akron possession at the five-yard line. The Zips did not waste that sudden turnaround and scored the game-winning touchdown with just 14 ticks left. Dennis Kennedy rushed for the four-yard touchdown and also scored on a two-point conversion run to make the final, 42-35. EMU received the ensuing kickoff and ran off one play before losing the ball on a fumble as the final gun sounded. With the win, the Zips even their overall record at 4-4 and 2-2 in MAC action. The Eagles fall to 2-6 and 1-3, respectively. Schmitt led the Eagles with 22 completions in 34 pass attempts for 258 yard includ-ing three touchdowns. Junior wide receiver Jacory Stone (Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville) caught a career-high 109 receiving yards on seven catches. The three touchdown passes were evenly spread out as Tyler Jones (Belleville, Mich.-Belleville), Marvon Sanders (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Ypsilanti) and LeDuc each had a receiving score. Senior running back Terrence Blevins (Detroit, Mich.-Denby) led the ground attack, going 91 yards on 21 rushes while scoring twice. For Akron, Kennedy carried the ball 25 times for a career-high 277 yards. Signal caller Chris Jacquemain went 11-of-19, passing for 208 yards. Akron jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the game before the Eagles cut it to three, 10-7, on a three-yard run by Blevins followed by the PAT kick from Carithers. EMU then tried an on-side kick that was recovered Akron and the Zips scored on the next play for a 17-7 advantage. A five-yard pass from Schmitt to Jones and a PAT by Carithers added seven for the Eagles to make it 17-14 with 4:17 showing on the second-quarter clock. Akron closed out the half with a touchdown and PAT to make it 24-14. Following intermission, head coach Jeff Genyk’s crew cracked the scoring column with Blevins scoring from one-yard out to cut it to 24-21 at the 09:06 mark of the third quarter. The visitors then went up by 13, 34-21, with a touchdown and field goal before the Eagles stormed back for 10 straight points, on two Schmitt touchdown passes, the first a 19-yard pass to Sanders and the second a six-yard toss to LeDuc. Carithers added both PAT kicks. The LeDuc score put the Eagles up by one, 35-34, setting up the late-game scram-ble. Eastern will head to Muncie, Ind. Saturday, Oct. 25, for a Mid-American Conference West Division matchup with the national ranked Ball State University Cardinals. BSU is undefeated at 7-0 and ranked 22nd in the nation.



FIRST QUARTERBSU: 02:31 Ian McGarvey 27-yard field goal

SECOND QUARTERBSU: 02:36 Nate Davis 4-yard pass from Briggs Orsbon; Ian McGarvey PAT

THIRD QUARTERBSU: 10:43 Darius Hill 5-yard pass from Nate Davis; Ian McGarvey PATBSU: 04:38 Briggs Orsbon 6-yard pass from Nate Davis; McGarvey PATEMU: 00:00 Jacory Stone 7-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Joe Carithers PAT

FOURTH QUARTERBSU: 14:29 McQuale Lewis 52-yard run; Ian McGarvey PATEMU: 09:08 Tyler Jones 5-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Andy Schmitt two-point pass no goodBSU: 07:16 Trey Buice 45-yard interception return; Ian McGarvey PATEMU: 03:10 Joe Carithers 37-yard field goal

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TotEastern Michigan 0 0 7 9 16Ball State 3 7 14 14 38

TEAM TOTALS EMU BSUFIRST DOWNS 22 21 Rushing 6 8 Passing 16 11 Penalty 0 2NET YARDS RUSHING 67 163 Rushing Attempts 29 24 Average Per Rush 2.3 6.8 Rushing Touchdowns 0 1 Yards Gained Rushing 83 176 Yards Lost Rushing 16 13NET YARDS PASSING 309 245 Completions-Att.-Int. 28-50-2 18-32-1 Average Per Attempt 6.2 7.7 Average Per Completion 11.0 13.8 Passing Touchdowns 2 3TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 376 408 Total Offense Plays 79 56 Average Gain Per Play 4.8 7.3Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties: Number-Yards 5-38 0-0PUNTS-YARDS 5-153 3-162 Average Yards Per Punt 30.6 54.0 Net Yards Per Punt 25.2 42.3 Inside 20 0 1 50+ Yards 0 2 Touchbacks 0 1 Fair Catch 1 0PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 1-12-0 2-27-0KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 6-118-0 3-91-0Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 1-0-0 2-45-1Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 35:22 24:30 1st Quarter 10:13 4:47 2nd Quarter 7:47 7:13 3rd Quarter 7:44 7:16 4th Quarter 9:38 5:14Third-Down Conversions 7-of-16 2-of-7Fourth-Down Conversions 2-of-3 0-of-0Red Zone Scores-Chances 3-of-3 4-of-5

GaME 9EMU at Ball State

Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008 Scheumann Stadium

Muncie, Ind.Noon - Attendance: 20,948

TACKLES: EMU: HARRISON, Dwayne 4-4; WYATT, Jacob 5-2; JENKINS, Jermaine 4-2; OHRMAN, Brad 3-2; DOWNS, Brandon 1-4; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 2-2; FORT, Tim 0-4; MAY, Chris 2-1; HATCHETT, Andre 2-0; LONG, Kevin 1-1; SLATER, Brandon 0-2; HUNT, Josh 1-0; STONE, Jacory 1-0; WILSON, Nate 1-0; WELCH, Corey 1-0; PRATT, Brandon 0-1; FOX, David 0-1; REESE, Javon 0-1; GARRISON, Lyle 0-1

TACKLES-FOR-LOSS: EMU: 5-15; OHRMAN, Brad 2-10; HATCHETT, Andre 1-2; JENKINS, Jermaine 1-2; SLATER, Brandon 0.5-1; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 0.5-0SACKS: 1-4: OHRMAN, Brad1-4

RUSHING: EMU: BLEVINS, Terrence 13-33; WELCH, Corey 4-20; JONES, Tyler 5-19; SANDERS, Marvon 2-8; PRIEST, Dwayne 1-(-1); TEAM 1-(-1); SCHMITT, Andy 3-(-11); BSU: LEWIS, McQuale 10-75-1; SYKES, Corey 9-38; DAVIS, Nate 3-34; ORS-BON, Briggs 1-12; WINKLER, Ray 1-4

PASSING: EMU: SCHMITT, Andy 28-49-2-309-1; BSU: DAVIS, Nate 17-31-1-241-2; ORSBON, Briggs 1-1-0-4-1

RECEIVING: EMU: JONES, Tyler 11-120-1; STONE, Jacory 6-66-1; LeDUC, Josh 4-92; GAGE, Dontayo 3-26; SANDERS, Marvon 3-7; WELCH, Corey 1-(-2); BSU: GRANT, Madaris 5-92; ORSBON, Briggs 5-47-1; JOHNSON, Louis 3-54; IFFT, Daniel 1-34; GIBSON, Toriel 1-11; HILL, Darius 1-5-1; DAVIS, Nate 1-4-1; LEWIS, McQuale 1-(-2)

EAGLES FALL TO NATIONALLY RANKED CARDINALS20th/22nd Ranked BSU records a 38-16 MAC West Divison win

MUNCIE, Ind. — The Eastern Michigan University football team fell to nationally ranked Ball State University, 38-16, here at Scheumann Stadium Saturday afternoon, Oct. 25, in a Mid-American Conference West Division game. The Cardinals, ranked 20th in the latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll and 22nd in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll, racked up 245 yards in the air against the Eagles’ defense which entered the game ranked best in the MAC versus the pass. EMU entered the game giving up just 151.9 yards per contest, but saw the Cardi-nals jump out to an early 10-0 lead before expanding that margin to 24 points, 24-0, midway through the third quarter. EMU was able to tack on a pair of touchdowns and a 37-yard field goal in the third and fourth quarters, but the deficit was just too much to overcome. With the loss the Eagles fall to 2-7 overall and 1-4 in MAC action while the Cardinals remain perfect at 8-0 (4-0 MAC). Today’s contest was the Eagles’ first versus a ranked team since a 55-0 setback to No. 14th ranked University of Michigan, Sept. 17, 2005. Junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) led the Eagles of-fensively, going 28-for-49 for a career-high 309 yards via the air, including two touch-down passes. Entering the contest, Schmitt’s previous best passing yardage total was 258 just last week, Oct. 18, versus the University of Akron. Senior wide receiver Tyler Jones (Belleville, Mich.-Belleville) picked up his sec-ond career 100-yard receiving game, catching 11 balls for 120 yards and a touchdown. Sophomore tight end Josh LeDuc (Canton, Mich.-Canton) added four catches for 92 yards and a score. Junior quarterback Nate Davis turned in a complete game of Ball State, passing for 241 yard on 31 attempts and a pair touchdowns. He also rushed for 34 yards while adding a four yard touchdown reception. Ball State opened the scoring with a 27-yard Ian McGarvey field goal at the 2:31 mark of the first quarter. The Cardinals’ offense would add a second-quarter touch-down for a 10-0 lead. Ball State had one more shot to tack some points on the board just before the in-termission as Davis drove the Cardinals inside the EMU 25-yard line. But on second down, Daniel Holtzclaw (Enid, Okla.-Enid) tipped a Davis pass allowing sophomore safety Kevin Long (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-Walled Lake Central) to collect his first career interception with 22 seconds left in the quarter. Schmitt took a knee as the team headed into the locker room with Ball State clinging to a 10-0 lead. In the third quarter the Cardinals increased its edge to 17-0 and made it 24-0 in the third quarter. EMU was then able to string together its best drive of the contest late in the third quarter, as Schmitt found Jacory Stone (Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville) for a seven-yard touchdown strike as time expired in the period. Sophomore kicker Joe Carithers’ (Dacula, Ga.-Dacula (Palomar J.C.) PAT was true to cut the deficit to 17, 24-7. Ball State then responded with another touchdown on a 52-yard scamper by Mi-Quale Lewis with the PAT making it 31-7 with 14:29 left in the game. Schmitt marched the Eagles back down the field in 14 plays covering 71 yards capped with a five yard touchdown toss to Jones for a touchdown. The two-point con-version pass was incomplete, making the score 31-13 with 9:08 remaining. BSU tacked on another seven-points before Carithers closed out the day’s scoring with a 37-yard field goal to trim the deficit to 22 points, 38-16, with 3:10 left.



FIRST QUARTERWMU: 10:35 Juan Nunez 45-yard pass from Tim Hiller; John Potter PATWMU: 01:10 John Potter 32-yard field goal

SECOND QUARTEREMU: 13:03 Terrence Blevins 19-yard run; Joe Carithers PATWMU: 10:00 Schneider Julien 7-yard pass from Tim Hiller; Potter PAT

THIRD QUARTEREMU: 01:12 Joe Carithers 28-yard field goal

FOURTH QUARTERWMU: 13:16 Brandon West 1-yard run; John Potter PATWMU: 02:06 Branden Ledbetter 34-yard pass from Tim Hiller; John Potter PAT

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TotEastern Michigan 0 7 3 0 10Western Michigan 10 7 0 14 31

TEAM TOTALS EMU WMUFIRST DOWNS 21 25 Rushing 7 11 Passing 13 13 Penalty 1 1NET YARDS RUSHING 133 163 Rushing Attempts 37 35 Average Per Rush 3.6 4.7 Rushing Touchdowns 1 1 Yards Gained Rushing 163 180 Yards Lost Rushing 30 17NET YARDS PASSING 272 339 Completions-Att.-Int. 21-37-2 24-36-0 Average Per Attempt 7.4 9.4 Average Per Completion 13.0 14.1 Passing Touchdowns 0 3TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 405 502 Total Offense Plays 74 71 Average Gain Per Play 5.5 7.1Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 3-3Penalties: Number-Yards 4-35 11-74PUNTS-YARDS 4-155 2-101 Average Yards Per Punt 38.8 50.5 Net Yards Per Punt 34.5 42.0 Inside 20 2 0 50+ Yards 0 1 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair Catch 0 0PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 2-17-0 4-17-0KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 6-103-0 2-67-0Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 2-26-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 33:16 26:44 1st Quarter 8:30 6:30 2nd Quarter 7:36 7:24 3rd Quarter 8:56 6:04 4th Quarter 8:14 6:46Third-Down Conversions 6-of-17 3-of-8Fourth-Down Conversions 1-of-5 1-of-2Red Zone Scores-Chances 2-of-4 3-of-4Sacks By: No.-Yards 1-10 2-12PAT Kicks 1-1 4-4Field Goals 1-1 1-1

GaME 10EMU at Western Michigan

Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008 Bronco Stadium

Kalamazoo, Mich.2 p.m. - Attendance: 19,917

TACKLES: EMU: JENKINS, Jermaine 7-4; WYATT, Jacob 5-4; LONG, Kevin 4-3; FORT, Tim 3-4; WILSON, Nate 6-0; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 3-3; HARRISON, Dwayne 2-4; HUNT, Josh 3-2; SMITH, Spenser 2-2; GARRISON, Lyle 0-4; OHRMAN, Brad 1-2; BLEVINS, Terrence 0-3; MAY, Chris 1-1; SCHMITT, Andy 1-0; WAITS, Herb 1-0; PRIEST, Dwayne 1-0; SLATER, Brandon 1-0; SERRUTO, Drew 0-1; HICKS, Arrington 0-1

TACKLES-FOR-LOSS: EMU: 1-10; OHRMAN, Brad 1-10; SMITH, Spenser 1.5-3; FORT, Tim 0.5-1

RUSHING: EMU: BLEVINS, Terrence 15-52-1; PRIEST, Dwayne 13-52; JONES, Ty-ler 3-30; SCHMITT, Andy 5-0; TEAM 1-(-1); WMU: WEST, Brandon 29-166-1; WIN-CHESTER, A. 3-10; TEAM 1-(-3); HILLER, Tim 2-(-10)

PASSING: EMU: SCHMITT, Andy 21-35-2-272-0; JONES, Tyler 0-1-0-0-0; GAGE, Dontayo 0-1-0-0-0; WMU: HILLER, Tim 24-36-0-339-3

RECEIVING: EMU: STONE, Jacory 6-85; LeDUC, Josh 4-29; PRIEST, Dwayne 4-27; JONES, Tyler 3-77; SANDERS, Marvon 3-37; THAYER, Ben 1-17; WMU: JULIEN, Schneider 10-90-1; SIMMONS, Jamarko 7-128; NUNEZ, Juan 4-65-1; LEDBETTER, Branden 1-34-1; WEST, Brandon 1-12; ARNHEIM, Robert 1-10

EAGLES DROP 31-10 DECISION AT WESTERN MICHIGANEagles fail to convert red-zone chances in loss

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Eastern Michigan University football team could not take advantage of trips to the red zone and dropped a 31-10 decision to Western Michigan University here Saturday, Nov. 1, in a Mid-American Conference West Division game played in Waldo Stadium. The Eagles made it to the red zone four times, but scored just 10 points on those chances to fall to 2-8 overall and 1-5 in MAC action while Western improves to 7-2 overall and 5-1 in league action. On offense, junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. John’s Mich.-St. John’s) went 21-of-35 for 272 yards in the air. Sophomore Dwayne Priest (Roanoke, Va.-William Fleming-Fork Union) and senior tailback Terrence Blevins (Detroit, MIch.-Denby) led the Eagles in rushing with 52 yards each while Blevins scored the Eagles’ lone touchdown on a 19-yard run. Defensively, the Eagles were led by senior linebacker Jermaine Jenkins (Sag-inaw, Mich.-Saginaw) with 11 stops on the afternoon, while safety Jacob Wyatt (Lansing, Mich.-Sexton) added nine tackles. Western opened the scoring on its first offensive possession of the game when Hiller found a streaking Juan Nunez for a 45-yard touchdown pass at the 10:35 mark of the first quarter. John Potter added the PAT kick for the 7-0 lead. The Broncos made it 10-0 with 1:10 left in the first quarter when place-kicker John Potter booted a 32-yard field goal. Eastern cut the Wester deficit to three, 10-7, when Blevins burst through the left side of the line for a 19-yard scoring run. Joe Carithers (Dacula, Ga.-Dacula-Palmomar J.C.) added the PAT kick for the Eagles. Western answered with 10:00 on the clock on a seven-yard touchdown pass from Hiller to Schneider Julien as Potter added the PAT for a 17-7 WMU advan-tage. With Western threatening to score from the one-yard line late in the first half the EMU defense came up with the first of two huge efforts. Senior middle line-backer Daniel Holtzclaw (Enid, Okla.-Enid) forced a fumble that was recovered by senior defensive tackle Josh Hunt (Jackson, Mich.-Lumen Christi) with just 00:55 left on the clock. A 15-yard WMU penalty gave Eastern the ball at the16-yard line. EMU moved it down near midfield before getting stopped on downs. Western looked like it might get in position to score at that point, but safety Chris May (Jupiter, Fla.-Dwyer) forced a fumble and recovered it at the EMU 20-yard line. The Eagles took a knee on the next play to end the half with the Broncos on top, 17-7. Carithers opened the second half scoring on a 28-yard field goal at the 1:21 mark after Spenser Smith (Detroit, Mich.-Mackenzie) forced a Bronco fumble which was recovered by Arrington Hicks (Orlando, Fla.-Edgewater). The score pulled the Eagles within seven, 17-10. Western would bounce right back, however, going up 24-10, on a one-yard run by Brandon West with 13:16 left in the game. The Broncos would add one more score in the game, on a 34-yard pass from Hiller to Branden Ledbetter. Eastern, meanwhile, moved it down to the Bronco two-yard line twice late in the game, but failed to convert on its chances.



FIRST QUARTEREMU: 13:11 Tyler Jones 15-yard pass from Andy Schimtt; Joe Carithers PATTEMPLE: 04:55 Jake Brownell 34-yard field goal

SECOND QUARTEREMU: 12:49 Jacory Stone 8-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Joe Carithers PAT TEMPLE: 09:16 Bruce Francis 3-yard pass from Adam DiMichele; Jake Brownell PATTEMPLE: 06:47 Bruce Francis 31-yard pass from Adam DiMichele; Jake Brownell PATEMU: 02:41 Tyler Jones 7-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Carithers PATTEMPLE: 00:47 Joe Jones 8-yard pass from Adam DiMichele; Brownall PAT

THIRD QUARTERTEMPLE: 10:56 Jake Brownell 35-yard field goalEMU: 06:33 Joe Carithers 25-yard field goal

FOURTH QUARTEREMU: 14:57 Andy Schmitt 1-yard run; Joe Carithers PATTEMPLE: 12:39 Bruce Francis 10-yard pass from Adam DiMichele; Brownell PATEMU: 09:31 Dwayne Priest 2-yard run; Joe Carithers PATTEMPLE: 06:53 Adam DiMichele 3-yard run; Jake Brownell PATEMU: 03:45 Dwayne Priest 2-yard run; Joe Carithers PATTEMPLE: 02:50 Jason Harper 45-yard pass from Adam DiMichele; Jake Brownell PATEMU: 00:37 Andy Schmitt 2-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TotEastern Michigan 7 14 3 28 52Temple 3 21 10 21 55ame played in Lincoln Financial Field, home of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles football squad. Trailing by a 55-45 count, the Eagles marched downfield to score on a two-yard touchdown run by junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. John’s Mich.-St. J

TEAM TOTALS EMU TEMPLEFIRST DOWNS 32 21 Rushing 4 4 Passing 25 15 Penalty 3 2NET YARDS RUSHING 68 67 Rushing Attempts 19 34 Average Per Rush 3.6 2.0 Rushing Touchdowns 4 1 Yards Gained Rushing 73 99 Yards Lost Rushing 5 32NET YARDS PASSING 484 370 Completions-Att.-Int. 50-76-0 21-37-0 Average Per Attempt 6.4 10.0 Average Per Completion 9.7 17.6 Passing Touchdowns 3 6TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 552 437 Total Offense Plays 95 71 Average Gain Per Play 5.8 6.2Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 2-1Penalties: Number-Yards 5-50 6-37PUNTS-YARDS 5-146 2-61 Average Yards Per Punt 29.2 30.5 Net Yards Per Punt 26.0 20.5 Inside 20 1 1 50+ Yards 0 0 Touchbacks 0 1 Fair Catch 0 0PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 3-16-0KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 10-148-0 6-129-0Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 30:49 29:11 1st Quarter 5:18 9:42 2nd Quarter 8:02 6:58 3rd Quarter 8:57 6:03 4th Quarter 8:32 6:28 3rd Quarter 8:56 6:04 4th Quarter 8:14 6:46Third-Down Conversions 6-of-17 3-of-8

GaME 11EMU at Temple

Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 Lincoln Financial Field

Philadelphia, Pa.1 p.m. - Attendance: 13,033

TACKLES: EMU: WYATT, Jacob 8-2; HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 4-5; JENKINS, Jermaine 6-0; HARRISON, Dwayne 5-1; WILSON, Nate 3-1; HUNT, Josh 3-0; OHRMAN, Brad 3-0; FORT, Tim 2-1; PRIEST, Dwayne 2-0; HICKS, Arrington 1-1; SMITH, Spenser 0-2; HATCHETT, Andre 0-2; SLATER, Brandon 1-0; LONG, Kevin 1-0; WAITS, Herb 0-1; GARRISON, Lyle 0-0 (1 fumble return 0)SACKS: EMU: 1-8; JENKINS, Jermaine 1-8

RUSHING: EMU: SCHMITT, Andy 7-20-2; JONES, Tyler 3-19; BLEVINS, Terrence 3-14; PRIEST, Dwayne 5-11-2; WHITE, DeAnthony 1-4; TEMPLE: JONES, Joe 13-31; DiMICHELE, Adam 5-20-1; GRIFFIN, Kee-ay 6-16; NIXON, James 4-5; STEWART, Chester 1-3; GRIGSBY, Marcel 1-3; TEAM 4-(-11)

PASSING: EMU: SCHMITT, Andy 50-76-0-484-3; TEMPLE: DiMICHELE, Adam 21-37-0-370-6

RECEIVING: EMU: STONE, Jacory18-152-1; JONES, Tyler 17-185-2; SANDERS, Mar-von 7-87; GAGE, Dontayo 3-25; PRIEST, Dwayne 3-24; BURKE, Tyrone 1-9; WHITE, DeAnthony 1-2; TEMPLE: FRANCIS, Bruce 9-125-4; HARPER, Jason 4-90-1; CRUDUP, Dy’Onne 3-47; JONES, Joe 2-41-1; GRIFFIN, Kee-ay 1-38; SHELTON, Travis 1-14; GRIGSBY, Marcel 1-14

EAGLES FALL IN SHOOTOUT AT TEMPLELoss spoils junior quarterback Andy Schmitt’s record-wrecking effort

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The Eastern Michigan University football team turned in a record-breaking passing attack, but it wasn’t enough for the Eagles as they fell to Temple University, 55-52 here Saturday, Nov. 22, in a Mid-American Conference game played in Lincoln Financial Field, home of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles football squad. Trailing by a 55-45 count, the Eagles marched downfield to score on a two-yard touchdown run by junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. John’s Mich.-St. John’s) to cut the margin to three points with just 37 seconds left in the game. An EMU onside kick failed on the ensuing kickoff, allowing the host team to escape with the victory. The loss drops EMU to 2-9 overall and 1-6 in MAC action. Temple improves to 4-7 overall and 3-4 in league play. The loss spoiled a record-setting day for the EMU offense as Schmitt set an NCAA FBS record for passes attempted without an interception with 76 complet-ed during the game. He also established school records for pass completions (50), pass attempts (76), and passing yards (448) to go along with three touchdown passes and two rushing scores. Junior wide receiver Jacory Stone (Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville) caught a per-sonal-best 18 passes for 152 yards and one touchdown while senior wide receiver Tyler Jones (Belleville, Mich.-Belleville) also turned in a record-smashing effort, hauling in 17 passes for 185 yards, both personal bests, to go along with three touchdowns. Quarterback Adam DiMichele led the Owls, completing 21-of-37 passes for 370 yards and six touchdowns. His favorite target, Bruce Francis, caught nine passes for 125 yards and four touchdowns. Eastern struck first in the game, scoring on its initial offensive possession of the game when the Eagles marched 57 yards on six plays with Schmitt hitting Jones for a 15-yard touchdown pass at the 13:11 mark of the first quarter. Place-kicker Joe Carithers (Dacula, Ga.-Dacula-Palmomar J.C.) added the PAT kick to make it 7-0. The Owls roared back to take a 24-21 lead into halftime intermission when DiMichele connected with Joe Jones for an eight-yard touchdown pass with Brownell adding the PAT with just 47 seconds left on the clock. Schmitt completed 27-of-41 passes for 252 yards and three touchdowns in the first half, connecting with Tyler Jones nine times for 90 yards and two scores. Schmitt’s counterpart, DiMichele, went 13-of-23 for 221 and three touchdeowns in the first 30 minutes. Both teams combined for 35 points over the final 12 minutes to set up the dramatic finish. The Eagles will close out the 2008 season with a Friday, Nov. 28, home contest against the Chippewas of Central Michigan. Game time for that post-Thanksgiv-ing game has been changed from 1 p.m. to noon in Rynearson Stadium.



FIRST QUARTEREMU: 10:18 Andy Schmitt 8-yard run; Joe Carithers PATEMU: 04:46 Josh LeDuc 5-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Joe Carithers PATCMU: 02:39 Dan LeFevour 3-yard run; Andrew Aguila PATCMU: 00:18 Joe Bockheim 15-yard pass from Dan LeFevour; Andrew Aguila PAT

SECOND QUARTEREMU: 11:48 Dontayo Gage 20-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Joe Carith-ers PATEMU: 10:03 DeAnthony White 10-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Carith-ers PATCMU: 07:49 Kito Poblah 8-yard pass from Dan LeFevour; Andrew Aguila PATEMU: 05:30 Dwayne Priest 12-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Joe Carith-ers PATCMU: 03:28 Antonio Brown 49-yard pass from Dan LeFevour; Aguila PATEMU: 00:59 Josh LeDuc 17-yard pass from Andy Schmitt; Joe Carithers PATCMU: 00:01 Bryan Anderson 4-yard pass from Dan LeFevour; Aguila PAT

THIRD QUARTERCMU: 12:51 Andrew Aguila 30-yard field goalCMU: 09:30 Justin Hoskins 17-yard run; Andrew Aguila PATEMU: 06:48 Terrence Blevins 1-yard run; Joe Carithers PATEMU: 00:50 Terrence Blevins 1-yard run; Joe Carithers PAT

FOURTH QUARTERCMU: 13:56 Ontario Sneed 38-yard run; Andrew Aguila PAT

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 TotCentral Michigan 14 21 10 7 52Eastern Michigan 14 28 14 0 56

TEAM TOTALS CMU EMUFIRST DOWNS 25 38 Rushing 9 6 Passing 13 27 Penalty 3 5NET YARDS RUSHING 177 100 Rushing Attempts 31 25 Average Per Rush 5.7 4.0 Rushing Touchdowns 3 3 Yards Gained Rushing 198 110 Yards Lost Rushing 21 10NET YARDS PASSING 378 516 Completions-Att.-Int. 22-38-1 58-80-1 Average Per Attempt 9.9 6.4 Average Per Completion 17.2 8.9 Passing Touchdowns 4 5TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 555 616 Total Offense Plays 69 105 Average Gain Per Play 8.0 5.9Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 0-0Penalties: Number-Yards 8-70 9-97PUNTS-YARDS 1-25 4-160 Average Yards Per Punt 25.0 40.0 Net Yards Per Punt 25.0 21.8 Inside 20 1 1 50+ Yards 0 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair Catch 0 0PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yds.-TD 2-73-0 0-0-0KICKOFF RET.: No.-Yds.-TD 7-93-0 7-130-0Interceptions: No.-Yds.-TD 1-6-0 1-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0

GaME 12CMU at EMU

Friday, Nov. 28, 2008 Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, Michigan

Noon - Attendance: 26,188 (paid)

TACKLES: EMU: HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 3-9; WYATT, Jacob 5-3; HATCHETT, Andre 4-3; HUNT, Josh 1-5; WILSON, Nate 5-0; WAITS, Herb 3-1; JENKINS, Jermaine 3-1; HICKS, Arrington 2-1; HARRISON, Dwayne 2-1; SMITH, Spenser 1-2; MAY, Chris 1-2; LONG, Kevin 2-0; OHRMAN, Brad 0-2; TREPPA, Patrick 1-0; WELCH, Corey 1-0; RILEY, Corey 1-0; DOWNS, Brandon 1-0; KUHLMAN, Ryan 0-1; SLATER, Bran-don 0-1

RUSHING: EMU: WHITE, DeAnthony 2-47; SCHMITT, Andy 9-38-1; JONES, Tyler 5-8; BLEVINS, Terrence 4-5-2; BURKE, Tyrone 1-5; PRIEST, Dwayne 2-(-1); TEAM 2-(-2); CMU: SNEED, Ontario 11-97-1; HOSKINS, Justin 6-45-1; BROWN, Antonio 2-24; LeFEVOUR, Dan 12-11-1PASSING: EMU: SCHMITT, Andy 58-80-1-516-5; CMU: LeFevour 22-38-1-378-4RECEIVING: EMU: JONES, Tyler 23-170; STONE, Jacory 10-96; LeDUC, Josh 8-81-2; WHITE, DeAnthony 6-77-1; GAGE, Dontayo 4-43-1; SANDERS, Marvon 4-21; PRIEST, Dwayne 2-23-1; THAYER, Ben 1-5; CMU: BROWN, Antonio 7-172-1; ANDERSON, Bryan 6-72-1; POBLAH, Kito 5-74-1; BOCKHEIM, Joe 3-31-1; HOSKINS, Justin 1-29

EAGLES TURN IN RECORD-BREAKING EFFORT IN SEASON FINALE WIN OVER CMUQB Andy Schmitt and WR Tyler Jones set or tie NCAA marks in “Senior Day” victoryYPSILANTI, Mich. — The Eastern Michigan University football team turned on the offense here Friday, Nov. 28, to record a thrilling 56-52 record-breaking effort in a Mid-American Conference 2est Division victory over a visiting Central Michigan University team here Friday, Nov. 28, af-ternoon on Senior Day in Rynearson Stadium. The win allowed Eastern to keep possession of the Michigan Mid-American Conference Tro-phy sponsored by the state of Michigan Athletic Hall of Fame. The trophy is awarded annually to the Michigan MAC team with the best record in games played between Eastern, Western and Central Michigan. Eastern, which won the trophy last year, defeated CMU this year while CMU defeated WMU. The team that currently holds the trophy retains it in case of a tie. The win closed out Eastern Michigan’s season at 3-9 overall and 2-6 in MAC play. The loss drops CMU to 8-4 overall and 6-2 in MAC action. The victory also closed out head coach Jeff Ge-nyk’s five-year EMU career on a positive note. It was announced Monday, Nov. 22, that Genyk’s contract would not be renewed at the conclusion of the 2008 season. EMU redshirt junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) set one NCAA record and established five EMU marks on the way to completing 58-of-80 passes for 516 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Eagles to victory. Schmitt’s 58 completions broke the NCAA mark of 56 set by Jarrod DeGeorgia of Wayne State (Neb.) vs. Drake, Nov. 9, 1996. All five of his EMU records broke his own marks, including 58 completions, 80 attempts, 516 passing yards, 89 total offensive plays and 554 yards in total offense. Senior wide receiver Tyler Jones (Bel-leville, Mich.-Belleville) caught an EMU single-game record 23 passes for 170 yards. That 23 reception mark tied UNLV’s Randy Gatewood for the FBS NCAA record. Gatewood caught his 23 passes against Idaho, Sept. 17, 1994. EMU place-kicker Joe Carithers (Dcaula, Ga.-Dacula-Palomar J.C.) tied an EMU single-game record with eight PAT kicks. For the game the Eagles rolled up a school record for offensive plays with 105 for a second-best 610 total offensive yards. Junior quarterback Dan LeFevour paced the Chippewas with 22 completions on 38 at-tempts for 378 yards and four scores. CMU wide receiver Antonio Brown caught seven balls for 172 yards and one touchdown. For the second game in a row the Eagles opened the scoring with a touchdown on its first offensive possession. This time around the Eagles marched 70 yards on 14 plays capped off by an eight yard run by Schmitt at the 10:18 mark of the first quarter. Carithers added the PAT kick for a 7-0 EMU lead. From that point on the first half concluded with plenty of offensive fireworks on the field and some off-field activity as well. The two teams combined for 744 yards in total offense and 77 total points with the Eagles holding the 42-35 lead going into the locker room. In the first half, Schmitt completed a whopping 38 passes in 52 attempts for 354 yards and a second-best EMU single game mark of five touchdown passes. Jones turned in 14 receptions for 118 yards in the first half. CMU QB LeFevour completed 13-of-19 passes for 276 yards and four touchdown throws. Eastern’s team was hit with two 15-yard penalty flags after confronting the Chippewas at midfield after the first half gun sounded and the Eagles had to boot the second-half kickoff from its own eight-yard line and Central’s first drive started on the EMU 47-yard line. Central could not take full advantage of that field possession, however, settling for a Aguila 30-yard field goal at the 12:51 mark of the third quarter, cutting EMU’s advantage to four, 42-38. The Chips grabbed their first lead of the game three minutes later when Justin Hoskins sprinted 17 yards through the EMU defense for a 45-42 CMU lead with 9:30 left in the third quarter. Eastern came right back to take a 48-45 lead with 6:48 remaining in the third quarter on a one-yard run by Terrence Blevins (Detroit, Mich.-Finney). The Eagles increased their lead to 11, 56-45, with just 50 seconds left in the third quarter when Blevins added another one-yard run. The Chippewas would tack on another score with 13:56 left in the game when Ontario Sneed rushed 38 yards for a score, making it 56-52. The Eastern defense came up with a big stop late in the game when senior defensive end Spenser Smith (Detroit, Mich.-Mackenzie) stopped LeFevour two yards short on a fourth-and-three from the EMU 16-yard line with 5:05 left in the game. CMU turned in one last effort to win the game when they regained possession on their own 29-yard line with 1:45 left in the contest. The Eagles’ defense forced four straight LeFevour incompletions to get the ball back with 1:25 left. Eastern ran out the clock from that point to preserve the win.



Game

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at MSU

TOLEDO*

at Maryland

NO. ILLINOIS*

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at Army

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Category Rank Actual Natl. Leader ActualRushing Offense 57 148.17 Navy 292.38Passing Offense 20 269.33 Texas Tech 413.15Pass Efficiency 69 122.14 Oklahoma 176.24Total Offense 25 417.50 Tulsa 569.86Scoring Offense 56 25.75 Oklahoma 51.14Rushing Defense 103 196.33 TCU 47.08Total Defense 95 408.58 TCU 217.77Scoring Defense 109 35.58 Southern Cal. 9.00Net Punting 119 29.04 Cincinnati 41.48Punt Returns 94 6.50 Central Michigan 20.50Kickoff Returns 110 19.05 Temple 26.60Turnover Marg. 55 .08 Oklahoma 1.64Pass Defense 65 212.25 Southern Cal. 134.38Sacks Allowed T-40 1.58 Air Force .38

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Category EMU Player Rank Actual Natl. Leader ActualRushing Terrence Blevins NR 47.92 Brown II, UConn 160.23Pass Eff. Andy Schmitt 63 123.88 Bradford, Oklahoma 180.84Total Off. Andy Schmitt 29 255.91 Keenum, Houston 403.15Rec. Per G. Jacory Stone T-9 7.33 Fitzgerald, North Texas 9.42 Tyler Jones 28 6.25Rec. Yds.-G Jacory Stone 38 78.58 Collie, BYU 118.31Intercep. Jermaine Jenkins NR .17 Berry, Tennessee .58KOR: Corey Welch 96 21.62 Shelton, Temple 31.30Field Goals Joe Carithers T-76 .83 Gano, Florida State 2.18Tackles Daniel Holtzclaw T-33 8.92 Richardson, New Mexico State 12.45Tackles-Loss Brad Ohrman T-100 .92 Gilbert, San Jose State 1.83Sacks Brad Ohrman T-67 .50 Hughes, TCU 1.15



Total Off Rushing Passing Punting Penalties Fumbles First Game Score Att Yds Att Yds Comp Att Int Yds No Avg No Yds No Lost DownsIndiana State 0 54 132 31 75 7 23 3 57 9 43.7 5 40 3 0 7at EMU 52 82 637 53 413 21 29 0 224 3 40.7 7 54 3 1 30

at Michigan State 42 68 418 52 238 11 16 0 180 3 39.3 3 25 1 1 21EMU 10 59 342 28 127 14 31 0 215 7 37.1 6 45 0 0 11

Toledo* 41 54 347 36 233 8 18 1 114 5 29.0 7 50 3 2 19at EMU 17 70 265 47 134 13 23 2 131 7 30.7 8 77 3 3 18

at Maryland 51 59 486 34 231 16 25 2 255 1 44.0 3 43 0 0 20EMU 24 79 453 39 171 26 40 3 282 3 23.3 4 45 0 0 25

NIU* 37 60 339 43 235 13 17 0 104 4 47.2 5 50 0 0 21at EMU 0 72 259 33 119 21 39 2 140 2 29.5 3 28 0 0 19

at BGSU 21 63 391 29 94 27 34 0 297 5 36.2 10 80 1 0 18EMU 24 68 410 38 147 22 30 0 263 5 33.6 6 61 0 0 23

at Army 17 62 341 59 341 0 3 0 0 4 38.5 3 28 3 2 17EMU 13 59 255 29 117 12 30 0 138 5 43.4 7 55 1 0 16

AKRON* 42 61 547 42 339 11 19 0 208 4 39.5 3 15 1 1 22at EMU 35 75 440 41 182 22 34 1 258 5 35.4 1 15 1 1 21

at Ball State* 38 56 408 24 163 18 32 1 245 3 54.0 0 0 0 0 21EMU 16 79 376 29 67 28 50 2 309 5 30.6 5 38 0 0 22

at WMU 31 71 502 35 163 24 36 0 339 2 50.5 11 74 3 3 25EMU 10 74 405 37 133 21 37 2 272 4 38.8 4 35 0 0 21

at Temple* 55 71 437 34 67 21 37 0 370 2 30.5 5 37 2 1 21EMU 52 95 552 19 68 50 76 0 484 5 29.2 5 50 1 0 32

CMU 52 69 555 31 177 22 38 1 378 1 25.0 8 70 2 1 25at EMU 56 105 616 25 100 58 80 1 516 4 40.0 9 97 0 0 38

TOL* at Md. NIU* at Tem*IND. ST. at MSU at BSU at WMU*AKRON*at Army

Off. BigPlaymaker

at BGSU*

Offensive Player ofthe Week

Defensive Player ofthe WeekSpec. TeamPlayer of Week

Def. BigPlaymaker

AWARDS CMU*

2008 GaME-by-GaME coMParison

2008 individUal GaME coachEs’ award winnErs

PracticePlayer-Def.

PracticePlayer-Off

Andy Schmitt

JermaineJenkins

Herb-Waits

PAT/FG

JohnBonner

Special Team/Week

BrandonSlater

JamesErvin

Corey Brown

TerrenceBlevins

JacobWyatt

TylerCochran

Nonechosen

TylerJones

JermaineJenkins

JonPryor

DominiqueSherrer

T.J. Lang

DanielHoltzclaw

Kevin Ditch,

TreppaNone

chosen

DwaynePriest

RyanDownard

JacoryStone

Nonechosen

CoreyWelch

Nonechosen

Bonner,LeDuc

RyanDownard

AaronNovikoff

MarkVanDen-

burgh

Nonechosen

Nonechosen

None chosen

Nonechosen

JacoryStone

Nonechosen

TylerThomas

DavidDick

TylerJones

Lang,Fretz,Davis

SpenserSmith

BradOhrman

Z.JohnsonT. Burke

Nonechosen

Nonechosen

Nonechosen

AndySchmitt

DwaynePriest

BradOhrman

JacobWyatt

JamesErving

DavidDick

JosephBoateng

MarkVanDenB.

Lang,Fretz,Davis,Buche,S. Johnson

Nonechosen

Nonechosen

Nonechosen

BradOhrman

MarvonSanders

LorenzoSeaberry

DavidFox

Nonechosen

Nonechosen

TylerJones

JermaineJenkins

Nonechosen

Nonechosen

TylerJones

DanielHoltzclaw

TylerThomas

MartyNewman

TylerJones

JacoyWyatt

Trepp,Garrison

Nonechosen

TylerJones

SpenserSmith

Nonechosen

Nonechosen

AndySchmitt

Nonechosen

Nonechosen

PuntTeam

T.Jones,Stone

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Nonechosen

Nonechosen

Schmitt,T. Jones

DanielHoltzclaw

Treppa,Waits

Punt Team

Schmitt,T. Jones

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Nonechosen

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eastern michiGan University - 12-Game 2008 Final Football statistics

record: 3-9; 2-6 mac

2008 Eastern Michigan FootballEastern Michigan Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 28, 2008)

All games

Date Opponent Score Att.Aug 28, 2008 INDIANA STATE W 52-0 17494Sep 06, 2008 at Michigan State L 10-42 71789

* Sep 13, 2008 TOLEDO L 17-41 16860Sep 20, 2008 at Maryland L 24-51 48023

* Sep 27, 2008 NORTHERN ILLINOIS L 0-37 17159* Oct 04, 2008 at Bowling Green W 24-21 16217

Oct 11, 2008 at Army L 13-17 27096* Oct 18, 2008 AKRON L 35-42 17055* Oct 25, 2008 at #20 Ball State L 16-38 20948* Nov 01, 2008 at Western Michigan L 10-31 19917* Nov 22, 2008 at Temple L 52-55 13033* Nov 28, 2008 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W 56-52 15000* Mid-American Conference game

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gBLEVINS, Terrence 12-8 133 606 31 575 4.3 12 61 47.9PRIEST, Dwayne 12-4 99 490 16 474 4.8 5 28 39.5SCHMITT, Andy 11-10 57 251 80 171 3.0 5 30 15.5WELCH, Corey 12-0 25 159 5 154 6.2 0 21 12.8JONES, Tyler 12-9 34 146 1 145 4.3 0 30 12.1MCMAHON, Kyle 5 - 2 32 167 29 138 4.3 0 22 27.6SANDERS, Marvon 12-6 10 98 18 80 8.0 0 51 6.7WHITE, DeAnthony 8 - 2 4 53 0 53 13.2 0 44 6.6WILLIAMS, Jason 3 - 0 4 29 6 23 5.8 1 19 7.7SHERRER, Dominique 2 - 0 3 7 1 6 2.0 0 4 3.0BURKE, Tyrone 9 - 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 0.6DOWNARD, Ryan 8 - 6 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.4GAGE, Dontayo 12-4 4 1 1 0 0.0 0 1 0.0BONNER, John 12-5 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 0 -0.2TEAM 8 - 0 10 0 46 -46 -4.6 0 0 -5.8Total 12 418 2015 237 1778 4.3 23 61 148.2Opponents 12 450 2617 261 2356 5.2 28 73 196.3

Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gSCHMITT, Andy 11-10 123.88 261-417-8 62.6 2644 15 53 240.4MCMAHON, Kyle 5 - 2 125.78 45-73-4 61.6 574 2 63 114.8JONES, Tyler 12-9 0.00 0-4-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0WILLIAMS, Jason 3 - 0 -22.13 1-3-1 33.3 4 0 4 1.3JOHNSON, Zach 9 - 0 184.00 1-1-0 100.0 10 0 10 1.1GAGE, Dontayo 12-4 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 12 122.16 308-499-13 61.7 3232 17 63 269.3Opponents 12 156.06 178-298-8 59.7 2547 27 93 212.2

Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/gSTONE, Jacory 12-12 88 943 10.7 3 42 78.6JONES, Tyler 12-9 75 760 10.1 6 53 63.3LEDUC, Josh 12-5 32 446 13.9 4 63 37.2SANDERS, Marvon 12-6 28 253 9.0 1 45 21.1GAGE, Dontayo 12-4 22 211 9.6 1 26 17.6WHITE, DeAnthony 8 - 2 15 156 10.4 1 42 19.5PRIEST, Dwayne 12-4 14 125 8.9 1 34 10.4BLEVINS, Terrence 12-8 13 76 5.8 0 33 6.3BONNER, John 12-5 7 109 15.6 0 23 9.1THAYER, Ben 12-4 6 113 18.8 0 27 9.4BURKE, Tyrone 9 - 0 4 31 7.8 0 10 3.4WELCH, Corey 12-0 2 3 1.5 0 5 0.2BROWN, Reggie 2 - 0 1 6 6.0 0 6 3.0SMITH, Spenser 10-4 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.4LANG, T.J. 12-12 0 -4 0.0 0 0 -0.3Total 12 308 3232 10.5 17 63 269.3Opponents 12 178 2547 14.3 27 93 212.2

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkCARITHERS, Joe 10-14 71.4 0-0 5-7 4-4 1-3 0-0 43 1DITCH, Kevin 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsBLEVINS, Terrence 12 - - - - - - - 72CARITHERS, Joe - 10-14 38-38 - - - - - 68PRIEST, Dwayne 6 - - - - - - - 36JONES, Tyler 6 - - - - - - - 36SCHMITT, Andy 5 - - - - 0-1 - - 30LEDUC, Josh 4 - - - - - - - 24STONE, Jacory 3 - - - - - - - 18WILLIAMS, Jason 1 - - - - - - - 6SANDERS, Marvon 1 - - - - - - - 6GAGE Dontayo 1 6

Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll games 3-9 2-3 1-6 0-0Conference 2-6 1-3 1-3 0-0Non-Conference 1-3 1-0 0-3 0-0

Team Statistics EMU OPPFIRST DOWNS 276 237 R u s h i n g 91 113 P a s s i n g 162 105 P e n a l t y 23 18RUSHING YARDAGE 1778 2356 Rushing Attempts 418 450 Average Per Rush 4.3 5.2 Average Per Game 148.2 196.3 TDs Rushing 23 28PASSING YARDAGE 3232 2547 A t t - C o m p - I n t 499-308-13 298-178-8 Average Per Pass 6.5 8.5 Average Per Catch 10.5 14.3 Average Per Game 269.3 212.2 TDs Passing 17 27TOTAL OFFENSE 5010 4903 Average Per Play 5.5 6.6 Average Per Game 417.5 408.6KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 64-1219 50-1120PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-65 22-305INT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-27 13-155FUMBLES-LOST 9-5 19-11PENALTIES-Yards 65-600 63-512PUNTS-AVG 55-34.6 43-40.3TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 4 8 2 7 : 1 13RD-DOWN Conversions 74/183 62/1394TH-DOWN Conversions 18/33 6/12

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgJENKINS, Jermaine 2 -9 -4.5 0 0DOWNARD, Ryan 2 35 17.5 0 26LONG, Kevin 1 0 0.0 0 0HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 1 1 1.0 0 1HICKS, Arrington 1 0 0.0 0 0HARRISON, Dwayne 1 0 0.0 0 0

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkJOHNSON, Zach 24 868 36.2 58 0 7 8 2 0TREPPA, Patrick 23 774 33.7 49 0 3 8 0 1CARITHERS, Joe 7 260 37.1 45 0 0 0 0 0TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgWHITE, DeAnthony 6 28 4.7 0 13SANDERS, Marvon 4 37 9.2 0 12Total 10 65 6.5 0 13Opponents 22 305 13.9 0 78

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgGAGE, Dontayo 30 538 17.9 0 29WELCH, Corey 26 562 21.6 0 35SANDERS, Marvon 3 55 18.3 0 24WILLIAMS, Josh 1 10 10.0 0 10FORT, Tim 1 12 12.0 0 12WHITE, DeAnthony 1 52 52.0 0 26OHRMAN, Brad 1 5 5.0 0 5JENKINS, Jermaine 1 -15 -15.0 0 0Total 64 1219 19.0 0 35Opponents 50 1120 22.4 0 61

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gSTONE, Jacory 12 0 943 0 0 0 943 78.6JONES, Tyler 12 145 760 0 0 0 905 75.4GAGE, Dontayo 12 0 211 0 538 0 749 62.4WELCH, Corey 12 154 3 0 562 0 719 59.9BLEVINS, Terren 12 575 76 0 0 0 651 54.2Total 12 1778 3232 65 1219 27 6321 526.8Opponents 12 2356 2547 305 1120 155 6483 540.2

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gSCHMITT, Andy 11 474 171 2644 2815 255.9MCMAHON, Kyle 5 105 138 574 712 142.4BLEVINS Terrence 12 133 575 0 575 47 9



EastErn MichiGan UnivErsity - 12-GaME 2008 Final Football statistics

rEcord: 3-9; 2-6 Mac

2008 Eastern Michigan FootballEastern Michigan Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 28, 2008)

All games

Team Statistics EMU OPPSCORING 309 427 Points Per Game 25.8 35.6FIRST DOWNS 276 237 R u s h i n g 91 113 P a s s i n g 162 105 P e n a l t y 23 18RUSHING YARDAGE 1778 2356 Yards gained rushing 2015 2617 Yards lost rushing 237 261 Rushing Attempts 418 450 Average Per Rush 4.3 5.2 Average Per Game 148.2 196.3 TDs Rushing 23 28PASSING YARDAGE 3232 2547 A t t - C o m p - I n t 499-308-13 298-178-8 Average Per Pass 6.5 8.5 Average Per Catch 10.5 14.3 Average Per Game 269.3 212.2 TDs Passing 17 27TOTAL OFFENSE 5010 4903 Total Plays 917 748 Average Per Play 5.5 6.6 Average Per Game 417.5 408.6KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 64-1219 50-1120PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-65 22-305INT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-27 13-155KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.0 22.4PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.5 13.9INT RETURN AVERAGE 3.4 11.9FUMBLES-LOST 9-5 19-11PENALTIES-Yards 65-600 63-512 Average Per Game 50.0 42.7PUNTS-Yards 55-1902 43-1731 Average Per Punt 34.6 40.3 Net punt average 29.0 35.5TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 4 8 2 7 : 1 13RD-DOWN Conversions 74/183 62/139 3rd-Down Pct 40% 45%4TH-DOWN Conversions 18/33 6/12 4th-Down Pct 55% 50%SACKS BY-Yards 16-105 19-104MISC YARDS -20 4TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 40 56FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 10-15 11-19ON-SIDE KICKS 0-3 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES 47-53 89% 52-61 85%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 39-53 74% 41-61 67%PAT-ATTEMPTS 39-39 100% 54-55 98%ATTENDANCE 83568 217023 Games/Avg Per Game 5/16714 7/31003 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalEastern Michigan 35 125 61 88 0 309Opponents 92 112 102 121 0 427



EastErn MichiGan UnivErsity - 12-GaME 2008 Final Football statistics

rEcord: 3-9; 2-6 Mac

2008 Eastern Michigan FootballEastern Michigan Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 28, 2008)

All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf44 HOLTZCLAW, Daniel 12-12 49 58 107 4.5-16 1.0-9 1-1 1 1 . 1 . .21 WYATT, Jacob 12-12 59 29 88 2.0-5 . . 1 . 1-0 1 . .25 JENKINS, Jermaine 12-11 41 23 64 7.0-29 2.0-16 2--9 4 . 3-0 . . .24 HARRISON, Dwayne 12-7 38 19 57 1.0-5 . 1-0 1 . . . . .20 HATCHETT, Andre 11-10 25 26 51 2.5-3 . . . . 1-15 . . .93 OHRMAN, Brad 12-9 28 14 42 11.0-60 6.0-39 . 1 5 1-0 2 . .91 HUNT, Josh 12-11 17 16 33 5.0-13 1.0-7 . . . 1-0 . . .5 SMITH, Spenser 10-4 18 13 31 8.0-28 2.0-15 . 3 2 . 1 . .17 DOWNS, Brandon 12-11 15 15 30 2.5-6 . . 1 1 . 1 . .10 DOWNARD, Ryan 8-6 15 13 28 . . 2-35 2 . 1-0 . . .28 WILSON, Nate 12-4 21 5 26 . . . 1 . . 1 . .4 LONG, Kevin 11-10 16 9 25 1.0-2 . 1-0 3 . . . . .23 MAY, Chris 12-0 11 14 25 3.0-14 1.0-6 . . . 1-0 1 . .57 FORT, Tim 11-2 9 13 22 0.5-1 1.0-0 . 1 . . . . .51 WAITS, Herb 12-0 15 3 18 . . . . . . . . .19 HICKS, Arrington 9-8 13 4 17 . . 1-0 7 . 1-0 . . .30 GARRISON, Lyle 11-2 8 8 16 1.0-2 . . 1 . 1-0 . . .90 REESE, Javon 12-0 7 7 14 1.5-12 1.0-9 . . . . . . .96 SLATER, Brandon 12-9 8 3 11 2.0-5 . . . . . . 1 .92 KUHLMAN, Ryan 10-2 5 5 10 . . . . 1 . . . .22 PRIEST, Dwayne 12-4 5 2 7 . . . . . . . . .3 BLEVINS, Terrence 12-8 1 5 6 . . . . . . . . .14 PRATT, Brandon 9-0 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .26 WELCH, Corey 12-0 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .99 PALSROK, Tyler 7-2 2 2 4 1.0-4 1.0-4 . . . . . . .94 SERRUTO, Drew 5-0 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .52 BROWN, Steve 4-0 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .42 ENGLISH, Marcus 12-0 1 2 3 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .1D RILEY, Corey 8-0 2 . 2 2.0-8 . . . . . . . .37 MITCHELL, Mark 10-0 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .43 DIXON, Keith 6-0 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .16 FOX, David 7-0 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .59 COCHRAN, Tyler 11-0 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .TM TEAM 8-0 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .49 WILLIAMS, Josh 3-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .8 JONES, Tyler 12-9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .50 LANG, T.J. 12-12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .95 DITCH, Kevin 9-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .15 STONE, Jacory 12-12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .76 BUCHE, Bridger 12-12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .39 TREPPA, Patrick 7-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .7 SCHMITT, Andy 11-10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .89 LEDUC, Josh 12-5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . 1 .65 DEMASTER, Dan 6-3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .9 BURKE, Tyrone 9-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .88 PALUCH, Sonny 12-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

Total 12 455 319 774 56-214 16-105 8-27 27 10 11-15 8 2 .Opponents 12 521 369 890 70-222 19-104 13-155 45 22 5-54 6 2 1



Eastern Michigan UniversityStatistical Highlights and individual awards for the 2008 Football Season

Walter Camp - National Offensive Player of the WeekJunior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) • (Nov. 29, 2008)

All-Mid-American Conference Selections (All second team picks)Senior linebacker Daniel Holtzclaw (Enid, Okla.-Enid)Senior offensive tackle T.J. Lang (Ferndale, Mich.-Birmingham Brother Rice)Junior wide receiver Jacory Stone (Cleveland, Ohio-Glendale)

Mid-American Conference Players of the WeekWest Division Offensive Player of the Week: Senior wide receiver Tyler Jones (Belleville, Mich.-Belleville) - Oct. 5, 2008West Division Offensive Player of the Week: Junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. John’s, Mich.-St. Johns) - Nov. 29, 2008West Division Special Teams Player of the Week: Sophomore punter Patrick Treppa (Livonia, Mich.-Stevenson) - Nov. 29, 2008

Mid-American Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the WeekJunior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) - Oct. 9, 2008Junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) - Nov. 29, 2008

Records/Bests During the 2008 SeasonTeam• Season-Most total yards in school history (5,010) - 28th in the NCAA FBS Category• Season-5th most points in school history (309)• Season-Led the Mid-American Conference in red zone efficiency (88.7 %) - 19th in NCAA FBS Category• Season-Led the Mid-American Conference in time of possession (32:48) - 5th in NCAA FBS Category• EMU single-game record for most total offensive plays in a game (105) vs. CMU (11-28-08)• EMU single-game record for most passes attempted (80) vs. CMU (11-28-08)• EMU single-game record for most passes completed (58) vs. CMU (11-28-08)• EMU single-game record for passing yards (516) vs. CMU (11-28-08)• EMU single-game record for total offense (637) vs. Indiana State (8-28-08)• EMU single-game record for rushing offensive yards (413) vs. Indiana State (8-28-08)

Single-Game - National• Junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) set a national record for pass completions (58) vs. CMU (11-28-08)• Redshirt junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) set a national record for pass completions without an interception with 76 against Temple (11-22-08)• Senior wide receiver Tyler Jones (Belleville, Mich.-Belleville) tied an NCAA FBS record for receptions (23) vs. CMU (11-28-08)

Single-Game School Records• Junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) set an EMU record for pass completions (58) vs. CMU (11-28-08)• Junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) set an EMU record for pass attempts (80) vs. CMU (11-28-08)• Junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) set an EMU record for passing yards (516) vs. CMU (11-28-08)• Junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) set an EMU record for total offensive plays (89) vs. CMU (11-28-08)• Junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) set an EMU record for total offensive yards (554) vs. CMU (11-28-08)• Sophomore place-kicker Joe Carithers (Dacula, Ga.-Dacula-Palomar (Calif.) C.C. tied an EMU single-game record for PAT kicks with eight vs. CMU (11-28-08)

MAC Single-Game Records• Junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) set a MAC record for pass completions (58) vs. CMU (11-28-08)• Junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) set a MAC record for pass attempts (80) vs. CMU (11-28-08)• Junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) set a MAC record for total offensive plays (89) vs. CMU (11-28-08)• Junior quarterback Andy Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns) set a MAC record for total offensive yards (554) vs. CMU (11-28-08)• Senior wide receiver Tyler Jones (Belleville, Mich.-Belleville) tied a a MAC record for receptions (23) vs. CMU (11-28-08)


32Eastern Michigan University 2009 Spring Football ProspectusEastern Michigan University - 2008 Football Letterwinners

‘08 No. Name Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown-Previous School * 3 Terrence Blevins*** RB 6-1 238 Sr.-Sr. Detroit, Mich.-Denby * 83 John Bonner*** TE 6-2 240 Sr.-Jr. Dayton, Ohio-Chaminade Julienne * 87 Reggie Brown** WR 5-11 175 Sr.-Sr. Detroit, Mich.-Oak Park * 52 Steve Brown* LB 6-0 220 Fr.-Fr. Charlottesville, Va.-Fork Union * 76 Bridger Buche** OL 6-3 294 So.-So. Portland, Mich.-Portland * 9 Tyrone Burke** WR 6-0 197 Jr.-So. Syracuse, N.Y.-Corcoran * 38 Joe Carithers* PK 6-0 200 So.-So. Dacula, Ga.-Dacula-Palomar (Calif.) J.C. * 74 Joe Charles*** OL 6-0 283 Sr.-Sr. Coral Springs,Fla.-Coral Springs * 59 Tyler Cochran* LS 6-3 240 Fr.-Fr. Columbus, Ohio-Westerville Central * 78 Eric Davis** OL 6-2 280 Jr.-So. Southgate, Mich.-Anderson * 65 Dan DeMaster** OL 6-5 290 Jr.-So. L’Anse Creuse, Mich.-Central * 95 Kevin Ditch* PK 5-11 184 Fr.-Fr. Murrieta, Calif,-Murrieta Valley * 43 Keith Dixon* DB 5-10 191 So.-Fr. Huber Heights, Ohio-Wayne * 10 Ryan Downard** DB 6-1 201 Jr.-So. Lima, Ohio-Shawnee * 17 Brandon Downs*** DL 6-1 246 Sr.-Jr. Springfield,Ohio-Kenton Ridge * 42 Marcus English* LB 6-1 216 So.-Fr. Dayton, Ohio-Trotwood-Madison * 57 Tim Fort** LB 6-0 214 Jr.-So. Southfield, Mich.-Southfield * 60 Andy Fretz*** OL 6-2 290 Sr.-Jr. Kalamazoo, Mich.-Central * 2 Dontayo Gage*** WR 5-10 184 Sr.-Jr. Pontiac, Mich.-Northern * 45 Paul Galloway* FB 5-11 227 So.-Fr. Detroit, Mich.-Royal Oak Shrine * 30 Lyle Garrison**** DB 5-8 167 Sr.-Sr. Beavercreek,Ohio-Dayton Carroll * 61 Derek Gotham* OL 6-4 290 So.-Fr. South Lyon, Mich.-South Lyon * 24 Dwayne Harrison**** DB 5-9 191 Sr.-Sr. N. Miami Beach,Fla.-N. Miami Beach * 20 Andre Hatchett*** LB 5-11 221 Jr.-Jr. Indianapolis, Ind.-Warren Central * 19 Arrington Hicks** DB 5-10 170 So.-So. Orlando, Fla.-Edgewater * 44 Daniel Holtzclaw**** LB 6-1 246 Sr.-Sr. Enid, Okla.-Enid * 58 Paul (Neal) Howey* LB 6-0 206 Jr.-Jr. Monroe, Mich.-St. Mary’s-Upper Iowa C.C. * 91 Josh Hunt**** DL 6-4 ½ 278 Sr.-Sr. Jackson, Mich.-Lumen Christi (Colorado) * 84 Trey Hunter* WR 6-0 207 So.-Fr. Pemberville, Ohio-Eastwood * 25 Jermaine Jenkins*** LB 6-2 207 Sr.-Sr. Saginaw, Mich.-Saginaw * 55 Stephen Johnson** OL 6-4 280 Jr.-Jr. Holt, Mich.-Holt * 33 Zach Johnson*** P/PK 6-0 195 Sr.-Jr. Springboro, Ohio-Springboro * 8 Tyler Jones**** WR 6-2 218 Sr.-Sr. Belleville, Mich.-Belleville * 92 Ryan Kuhlman* DL 6-4 265 Fr.-Fr. Findlay, Ohio-Findlay * 50 T.J. Lang**** OL 6-4 ½ 307 Sr.-Sr. Ferndale, Mich.-Birmingham Brother Rice * 69 Chris Larkins*** OL 6-2 290 Sr.-Sr. Hollywood, Fla.-Hollywood Christian * 89 Josh LeDuc** TE 6-3 230 Jr.-So. Canton, Mich.-Plymouth * 4 Kevin Long** DB 6-1 196 So.-So. West Bloomfield, Mich.-W.L. Central * 23 Chris May*** DB 5-10 200 Sr.-Jr. Jupiter, Fla.-Dwyer * 11 Kyle McMahon** QB 6-3 208 So.-So. Rochester Hills, Mich.-Notre Dame Prep * 37 Mark Mitchell** DB 5-11 179 Jr.-So. Blissfield, Mich.-Tecumseh * 93 Brad Ohrman* DL 6-4 244 So.-Fr. Adrian, Mich.-Adrian * 99 Tyler Palsrok** DL 6-4 265 So.-So. Vicksburg, Mich.-Vicksburg * 88 Sonny Paluch* TE 6-4 246 Jr.-So. Harper Woods, Mich.-Harper Woods * 14 Brandon Pratt* DB 6-2 197 Jr.-So. Wayne, Mich.-Westland John Glenn * 22 Dwayne Priest** RB 5-9 186 So.-So. Roanoke, Va.-Fleming-Fork Union * 54 Judson Rambaud* DB 5-9 185 Sr.-Sr. Massillon, Ohio-St. Vincent’s/St. Mary’s * 90 Javon Reese* DL 6-2 230 Fr.-Fr. Ft. Wayne, Ind.-Southside * 11 Corey Riley*** DL 6-2 229 Sr.-Sr. Boynton Beach, Fla.-American Heritage * 27 Marvon Sanders* WR 5-9 160 Fr.-Fr. Ypsilanti, Mich.-Ypsilanti * 7 Andy Schmitt*** QB 6-4 238 Sr.-Jr. St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns * 29 Lorenzo Seaberry*** LB 5-8 216 Sr.-Jr. Cleveland, Ohio-Bedford * 94 Drew Serruto* DL 6-4 275 Fr.-Fr. Dayton, Ohio-Centerville * 96 Brandon Slater* DL 6-3 273 So.-Fr. Southfield, Mich.-Lathrup * 5 Spenser Smith**** DL 6-1 240 Sr.-Sr. Detroit, Mich.-Mackenzie * 15 Jacory Stone*** WR 6-0 ½ 201 Sr.-Jr. Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville * 13 Ben Thayer* TE/QB 6-4 230 Jr.-So. Kalamazoo, Mich.-Hackett Cath. Cent. * 39 Patrick Treppa* PK/P 5-10 157 Jr.-So. Livonia, Mich.-Stevenson * 51 Herb Waits* LB 5-10 184 Fr.-Fr. Saginaw, Mich.-Swan Valley * 26 Corey Welch* RB 5-9 182 So.-Fr. Akron, Ohio-Green * 18 DeAnthony White*** WR 5-8 170 Jr.-Jr. Kennesaw, Ga.-Kell * 28 Nate Wilson* DB 5-11 180 So.-Fr. Mentor, Ohio-Mentor * 21 Jacob Wyatt**** DB 5-11 197 Sr.-Sr. Lansing, Mich.-Sexton*2008 Letterwinners on the left; Total letters won after last name

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