WESTERN ILLINOIS · 28/08/2018 · Elliott was a graduate assistant in both 2010 and 2011 and assisted in coaching the quarterbacks, was responsible for film breakdown, helped in

BROADCAST INFORMATIONLive Stats ......................................................MSUBobcats.comLive Video .........................................................................(SAME)Live Audio .......................................................... WRMSFM.comMobile Device ...................................TuneIn Radio app (WRMS)

RADIO (LEATHERNECK SPORTS NETWORK)Announcers ...................................Scott Kornberg, Dr. Tom CodyBeardstown: WRMS 94.3 FM (Flagship)Macomb: WJEQ 102.7 FMGalesburg: WAIK 1590 AMQuincy: WPWQ 106.7 FMClinton, Iowa: KCLN 1390 AM

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GAME

1AT MONTANA STATE Aug. 30 • 8 p.m. CTBozeman, MontanaBobcat Stadium

2018 SCHEDULE / NOTESDATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULTS ALL-TIME SERIES GAME NOTES / MEETING HIGHLIGHTSA30 at Montana State 8 p.m. Montana leads, 2-0 Last played on Sept. 14, 1993; Western hasn’t dropped a season-opener since 2011 (7-0)S9 at Illinois 6:30 p.m. Illinois leads, 2-0 ---S15 Montana 3 p.m. Western leads, 2-1 ---S29 Youngstown State 3 p.m. YSU leads, 19-12 ---O6 at Illinois State 2 p.m. Western leads, 51-46-3 --- O13 North Dakota State 6 p.m. NDSU leads, 7-2 ---O20 at Missouri State 2 p.m. Series tied at 17-17-1 ---O27 Northern Iowa 1 p.m. UNI leads, 31-15 ---N3 at Southern Illinois 1 p.m. Western leads, 36-23-4 ---N10 at South Dakota 1 p.m. Western leads, 5-3 ---N17 Indiana State 1 p.m. Western leads, 26-15 ---

THE SERIES: Thursday’s season-opener will mark the third meeting between Western Illinois and Montana State. The two haven’t faced each other since the 1993 season where the Bobcats recorded a 29-16 victory in Macomb. MSU leads the all-time series, 2-0.

13 1Western has won 13 of its last 14 season-openers against FCS competition.

The Leathernecks are entering their first season under the direction of head coach Jared Elliott.

WESTERN ILLINOIS2018 FIGHTING LEATHERNECK FOOTBALL

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RV WESTERN ILLINOIS LEATHERNECKSHead Coach: Jared ElliottRecord at Western Illinois: First Season

RV MONTANA STATEHead Coach: Jeff ChoateRecord at Montana State: 9-13 (Third Season)Career Record: Same

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WESTERN QUICK FACTSFounded ......................................................................................................1899Enrollment ................................................................................................. 10,373Nickname Fighting .......................................................................... LeathernecksSchool Colors .............................................................................. Purple and GoldAffiliation .............................................................................. NCAA Division I FCSConference ...................................................................... Missouri Valley FootballStadium .....................................................................Hanson Field (Matrix Turf) Capacity ................................................................................................... 16,368University President .................................................................... Dr. Jack ThomasInterim Director of Athletics ................................................... Danielle Surprenant Faculty Athletics Representative ........................................................... Dr. Tom CodyAssistant AD ..............................................................Haley Jones, Michael Jones, ...................................................Holly Van Vlymen, Monyae Williamson

FOOTBALL STAFFHead Coach ........................................................................................Jared ElliottRecord at WIU .................................................................................... First SeasonCareer Record .................................................................................... First Season

Asst. HC/Co-Offensive Coordinator (OL) ...................................................Ty HowleDefensive Run Game/Inside Linebackers ............................................Deion MelvinCo-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks ...............................................David RoccoDefensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers ..................................... Tyler StocktonTight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator .................................................... JP BoudreauxDefensive Backs/ Special Teams Coordinator ................................. Josh ZidenbergRunning Backs/On-Campus Recruiting ..........................................Patrick ShepardDefensive Line. ................................................................................John HanelineWide Receivers .................................................................................... Erik FrazierDefensive (GA)............................................................................................Vic HallOperations (GA) ................................................................................. Holden BoyleFilm Operations (GA) ........................................................................Jose GonzalezHead Athletic Trainer ..........................................................................Chad CerulloHead Strength and Conditioning ......................................................... Matt JacobsEquipment Manager .......................................................................... Seth WickertFB Equipment Manager ...................................................................Andrew Harper

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Director/Football SID ............................................................... Monyae WilliamsonCell Phone .......................................................................................904-755-3669E-Mail ........................................................................ms-williamson@wiu.eduCreative Director ................................................................... David VallandinghamGraduate Assts. ........................................................ Aury St. Germain, Danny FreyProgram Asst. ................................................................................ Scott Kornberg

HISTORYFirst Year ................................................................1903* (115th year of football)All-Time Record .......................................................... 1052 g.: 544-472-36 (.534)Record at Hanson Field ......................................................................... 237-122-7MVFC Titles (Last) .........................................................................................5 (2002)NCAA Division I Playoff Appearances (Last) .................................................11 (2017)Postseason Record ........................................................................................ 7-11

2017 FACTS# WEEKS RANKED ........................................................................................................ 14 (STATS FCS)HIGHEST RANKING ..................................................................................#9 (STATS FCS / TWO WEEKS)FINAL RANKING ..........................................................................................................#13 (STATS FCS)FCS PLAYOFFS .............................................................................. AT WEBER STATE (NOV. 25 / L, 19-21)

2017 (8-4) 5-3 • MVFC/4TH • H: 2-2; A: 6-2 A. 31 AT TENNESSEE TECH W 41-14 S. 9 AT NORTHERN ARIZONA W 38-20 S. 23 AT COASTAL CAROLINA W 52-10 S. 30 #10 SOUTH DAKOTA L 33-38 O. 7 AT #21 NORTHERN IOWA W 38-29 O. 14 MISSOURI STATE W 49-30 O. 21 AT #2 NORTH DAKOTA STATE L 12-24 O. 28 #11 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE L 24-52 N. 4 AT #12 ILLINOIS STATE W 31-14 N. 11 INDIANA STATE W 45-0 N. 18 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 28-14 N. 25 #11 WEBER STATE L 19-21

2018 SCHEDULE A. 30 AT MONTANA STATE 8 P.M. S. 8 AT ILLINOIS 6:30 P.M. S. 15 MONTANA STATE 3 P.M. S.29 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 3 P.M. O. 6 AT ILLINOIS STATE 2 P.M. O. 13 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 6 P.M. O. 20 AT MISSOURI STATE 2 P.M. O. 27 NORTHERN IOWA 1 P.M. N. 3 AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS ` 1 P.M. N. 10 AT SOUTH DAKOTA 1 P.M. N. 17 INDIANA STATE 1 P.M.

QUARTERBACKSRETURNING LETTERWINNERS: SEAN MCGUIRE, CONNOR SAMPSONLETTERWINNERS LOST: NONENEWCOMERS: TREY MCJUNKIN

RUNNING BACKSRETURNING LETTERWINNERS: VICTAVIOUS JOHNSON, LARRY HARLESTON, STEVE MCSHANE, MAX NORRIS, CLINT RATKOVICHLETTERWINNERS LOST: DEVON SANDERSNEWCOMERS: JARED DRAKE, GAVIN FUCHS

WIDE RECEIVERSRETURNING LETTERWINNERS: BRANDON GASTON, ISAIAH LESURE, IZAIAH FULLER LETTERWINNERS LOST: JAELON ACKLIN, JARID BROWNNEWCOMERS: VICK AKINYEMI, NOLAN BIELSKIS, JOHN BRUNNER, MATT CLARK, AARON MORRISON, CAM TAYLOR, GEORGE WAHEE

TIGHT ENDSRETURNING LETTERWINNERS: ADAM CONRADYLETTERWINNERS LOST: CAL BREEDLOVE, TREY DUNKELBERGER, TONY HARPER, TYLER SLAMANSNEWCOMERS: SAM BARKALOW, LAQUAY BROWN, KORBY FOXALL

OFFENSIVE LINERETURNING LETTERWINNERS: THOMAS KIRSCH, KYLE SANFT, DREW WAGNER, CHRIS ZOBRISTLETTERWINNERS LOST: JOSH BALDUS, JORDAN DETWEILER, LUCAS HOLDER, JACOB JUDD, JAMES TORGERSONNEWCOMERS: CADEN BUETTNER, ELIJAH ELKERTON, TJ KENNEDY, BRANDON MALKOW, RENO ROSENE, JARED ROSS, JACK WHYTE

DEFENSIVE LINERETURNING LETTERWINNERS: GRANT KASAL, NATE OQUENDO, ERIK PRESTON, KHALEN SAUNDERSLETTERWINNERS LOST: MICK NELSON, COLIN OLSON, JORDAN VELOZ. KYLE WILLIAMSNEWCOMERS: MALIK BURNS, JAKE DETIVEAUX, DERRELL GRISBY, LACALE LONDON, TRISTAN PFEIFFER

LINEBACKERSRETURNING LETTERWINNERS: RIGGS BAXTER, MICHAEL BISHOFF, ZACH GLISAN, TRE HENDON, QUENTIN MOON, TOM REHFELD, PETE SWENSONLETTERWINNERS LOST: ADAM BROTT, BRETT TAYLORNEWCOMERS: JUSTIN ALLEN, JACK ANDERSON, GREG BENTON JR., HERSCHEL BLANKEN-SHIP, NICK D’AMBRA, DELONTE JONES, HUNTER MASON, JALEN POWE, DERRIYON SHAW, COLE TANDY

DEFENSIVE BACKSRETURNING LETTERWINNERS: ERIC CARRERA, JUSTIN FITZPATRICK, XAVIER ROWE, TIM SMITH, MIKE VITI, DARRON WHEELERLETTERWINNERS LOST: AARON DIGGS, DAVID GRIFFITH, TYRIN HOLLOWAY, BRANDON MAYES, JOSH SMITH, MYLES SPEARMANNEWCOMERS: ISAIAH CHERRIER, DESHON GAVIN, JAREN JACKSON, ISAIAH MORRISON, ZACH MUNIZ, DAYMON MURRAY, DEMETRI ROYER, JOSH SHODIPO, ZIARE WILLIAMS

SPECIAL TEAMSRETURNING LETTERWINNERS: SAM CROSA, NATHAN ERICKSON, ADAM FELLNER, HUNTER VARGALETTERWINNERS LOST: NONE NEWCOMERS: LUIS TORRES

STARTERS RETURNING (14)OFFENSE (4): OL-DREW WAGNER; QB-SEAN MCGUIRE; RB-STEVE MCSHANE; WR- BRANDON GASTONDEFENSE (7): DL-KHALEN SAUNDERS; LB-PETE SWENSON; LB-RIGGS BAXTER; LB-QUENTIN MOON; DB-ERIC CARRERA; DB-XAVIER ROWE; DB-JUSTIN FITZPATRICKSPECIAL TEAMS (2): HUNTER VARGA, SAM CROSA

STARTERS LOST (10)OFFENSE (7): OL-JOSH BALDUS; OL-JACOB JUDD; OL-JAMES TORGERSON; OL - JORDAN DETWEILER; TE-CAL BREEDLOVE; TE-TYLER SLAMANS, WR - JAELONE ACKLINDEFENSE (3): DL-MICK NELSON; LB-BRETT TAYLOR; DB-DAVID GRIFFITH

ROSTER BY CLASSFRESHMEN (24): WR-VICK AKINYEMI, LB-GREG BENTON JR., DB-DESHON GAVIN, DB-JOSH SHODIPO, LB-JACK ANDERSON, LB-COLE TANDY, DB-ZIARE WILLIAMS, LB-HERSCHEL BLANKENSHIP, RB-GAVIN FUCHS, LB-NICK D’AMBRA, DB-ISAIAH MORRISON, LB-HUNTER MASON, LB-JUSTIN ALLEN, LB-DELONTE JONES, OL-CADEN BUETTNER, OL-BRANDON MALKOW, OL-TJ KENNEDY, OL-JACK WHYTE, OL-ELIJAH ELKERTON, WR-NOLAN BIELSKIS, TE-SAM BARKALOW, DL-TRISTAN PFEIFFER, DL- JAKE DETIVEAUX, K-LUIS TORRES

REDSHIRT FRESHMEN (15): DB-ANDRE WHITLEY, WR-ELI WATSON, DB-ISAIAH CHERRIER, DB-JAREN JACKSON, TE-NATHAN KARSJENS, DL-RAHSUL KATUMBUSI, DL-COLE WATTS, OL-FAWAZ AYOOLA, OL-MATT RICKETTS, OL-MICHAEL ROSS, OL-JARED ROSS, OL-AUSTIN HOPP, DL-MALIK BURNS, DL-DERRELL GRISBY, DT-LUKE TERRILL

SOPHOMORE (2): TE-KORBY FOXALL; DT-SHABAR WILSON

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (15): WR-TONY TATE, QB-CONNOR SAMPSON, RB-VICTAVIOUS JOHNSON, WR-CAMERON CLEMONS, QB-TREY MCJUNKIN, DE-ERYK PRESTON, RB- CLINT RATKOVICH, LB-TRE HENDON, LB- LAVALL MCNULTY JR., LB-DERRIYON SHAW, RB-JOSH FRANKE, DL-ALIJAH BURNO, OL-KYLE SANFT, TE-CHRIS AGE, P-ADAM FELLNER, DE-KYLE WILLIAMS

JUNIOR (8): DB-DAYMON MURRAY, DB-DARRON WHEELER, DB-MIKE VITI, P/K-NATHAN ERICKSON, LB-JALEN POWE, LB-LACALE LONDON, WR-AARON MORRISON, WR- CAM TAYLOR

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (14): WR-BRANDON GASTON, DB-ERIC CARRERA, WR-JOHN BRUNNER, LB-TOM REHFELD, RB-JARED DRAKE, K-SAM CROSA, RB-MAX NORRIS, LB-ZACH GLISAN, LB-JOE TURK, DB-DEMETRI ROYER, OL-CHRIS ZOBRIST, OL-RENO ROSENE, WR-MATT CLARK, WR-SPENCER BEATTY

SENIOR (21): WR-ISAIAH LESURE, DB-TIMOTHY SMITH, RB-STEVE MCSHANE, DB-XAVIER ROWE, QB-SEAN MCGUIRE, WR-IZAIAH FULLER, DB-ZACH MUNIZ, DB- JUSTIN FITZPATRICK, RB-LARRY HARLESTON, LB-QUENTIN MOON, LB-MICHAEL BISHOFF, LB-PETE SWENSON, LS-HUNTER VARGA, DL-NATHAN OQUENDO, LB-RIGGS BAXTER, OL-THOMAS KIRSCH, OL-DREW WAGNER, TE-ADAM CONRADY, DL-GRANT KASAL, DL-KHALEN SAUNDERS, WR-GEORGE WAHEE

REDSHIRT SENIOR (1): TE-LAQUAY BROWN

ROSTER BY HOMETOWNILLINOIS (45); MISSOURI (10); INDIANA (6); WISCONSIN (6); OHIO (4); FLORIDA (4); IOWA (2); GEORGIA (3); MINNESOTA (4); PENNSYLVANIA (2); CALIFORNIA (2); MARYLAND (2); MICHIGAN (2); TENNESSEE (2); KANSAS (1); KENTUCKY (1); NEW JERSEY (1); TEXAS (1); VIRGINIA (1)

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When searching for the Leathernecks’ next head football coach, WIU didn’t have to look far. On Jan. 4, 2018, Jared Elliott, the program’s former assistant head coach and co-offensive coordinator, was chosen to lead the next era in Western football. Elliott rejoined the team in January of 2016 as an assistant coach for Charlie Fisher. No stranger to success, he assisted WIU to 14 wins in his first two seasons, highlighted by an 8-4 record in the 2017 campaign. The Leathernecks concluded the latter slate with an appearance in the FCS Playoffs -- their second trip in three years -- and were also ranked ninth in the STATS FCS Top-25 poll. In his role, Elliott coached quarterback Sean McGuire to a pair of honorable mentions on the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference postseason list (2016 & 2017). He moved into the position of co-offensive coordinator just before the 2017 season and helped Western to the 16th-best scoring offense in the FCS. The Leathernecks were also ranked 22nd in fourth down conversions, 23rd in third-down conversions and 29th in passing offense.

Elliott, who worked at Western during the 2012 season, spent the previous three years (2013-15) at Carthage College as an assistant coach and co-offensive coordinator. In 2015, Carthage averaged more than 360 yards of total offense and finished 5-5. The program improved in each of the three years Elliott worked at Carthage, going from a 1-9 record in 2013 to 3-7 and .500 during the 2015 campaign.

During the 2012 season, Elliott and the Leathernecks started three different quarterbacks (including a true-freshman). He joined Western after serving as a graduate assistant for Fisher at Miami (Ohio). Elliott was a graduate assistant in both 2010 and 2011 and assisted in coaching the quarterbacks, was responsible for film breakdown, helped in recruiting and managed the scout teams. In 2011, he worked with the offensive line and tight ends.

Elliott worked as an assistant coach for wide receivers at Missouri Southern State University in the 2008 and 2009 seasons. He conducted position meetings, film study, assisted in game planning, monitored the academic progress of his position group and ran field drills.

A native of Franklin, Tenn., Elliott was a quarterback and wide receiver at Miami (Ohio) from 2004 to 2007 and part of three Mid-American Conference championship teams. He received his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and health with a minor in coaching.

Elliott and his wife Jamie have three daughters: Ava, Sadie, and Clara.

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FOOTBALL STAFFHEAD COACH ................................................................ JARED ELLIOTTRECORD AT WIU ............................................................. FIRST SEASONCAREER RECORD ........................................................... FIRST SEASON

ASST. HC/CO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR (OL) .........................TY HOWLEDEFENSIVE RUN GAME/INSIDE LINEBACKERS ...................DEION MELVINCO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/QUARTERBACKS .................DAVID ROCCODEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS ......TYLER STOCKTONTIGHT ENDS/RECRUITING COORDINATOR ........................JP BOUDREAUXDEFENSIVE BACKS/ SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR ..... JOSH ZIDENBERGRUNNING BACKS/ON-CAMPUS RECRUITING............... PATRICK SHEPARDDEFENSIVE LINE. .........................................................JOHN HANELINEWIDE RECEIVERS ............................................................ ERIK FRAZIERDEFENSIVE (GA) ..................................................................... VIC HALLOPERATIONS (GA) ..........................................................HOLDEN BOYLEFILM OPERATIONS (GA) ................................................ JOSE GONZALEZHEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER .............................................. CHAD CERULLOHEAD STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ............................... MATT JACOBSEQUIPMENT MANAGER .................................................. SETH WICKERTFB EQUIPMENT MANAGER ......................................... ANDREW HARPER



PRONUNCIATIONSVick AKIMYEMI ............................................................................................................... Ah-kin-yemiNolan BIELSKIS .................................................................................................................Beals-kissLAQUAY Brown ...................................................................................................................Luh-kwayEric CARRERA ................................................................................................................ Cah-rare-ahAdam CONRADY .............................................................................................................. Con-RAD-eeSam CROSA ....................................................................................................................... Crow-sahNick D’Ambra ............................................................................................................. Dee-ahm-bruhJake DETIVEAUX .............................................................................................................Debt-uh-vohJosh FRANKE ........................................................................................................................ Frank-EGavin FUCHS ............................................................................................................. sounds like FoxIZAIAH Fuller ....................................................................................................................Eye-Zay-uhGrant KASAL ........................................................................................................ sounds like CastleRAHSUL KATUMBUSI ............................................................................... Rah-zool Cat-oom-boo-seeZach GLISAN ........................................................................................................................Gliss-enIsaiah LESURE .................................................................................................................... Leh-sureNathan Oquendo ...............................................................................................................O-kwin-doTom REHFELD ......................................................................................................................RAY-feldKHALEN Saunders ................................................................................................................KAH-LenDERRIYON Shaw ................................................................................................................ Dare-E-onJosh Shodipo ............................................................................................................. Show-dee-pohMike VITI .............................................................................................................................. Veet-eeGeorge WAHEE ....................................................................................................................Wah-heeChris ZOBRIST ..................................................................................................................... Zoe-brist

# NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN1 Tony Tate WR 5-8 170 R-So. DeKalb, Ill.2 Isaiah LeSure WR 6-3 180 Sr. Mount Horeb, Wis.3 Timothy Smith DB 6-1 200 Sr. Chicago, Ill.4 Andre Whitley DB 5-11 205 R-Fr. St. Louis, Mo.5 Steve McShane RB 5-8 185 Sr. Freeport, Ill.6 Vick Akinyemi WR 6-1 210 Fr. South Holland, Ill.6 Xavier Rowe DB 6-0 190 Sr. Oak Park, Ill.7 Daymon Murray DB 6-1 210 Jr. Rubonia, Fla.8 Connor Sampson QB 6-3 210 R-So. Belleville, Mich.9 Victavious Johnson RB 5-11 210 R-So. Cookeville, Tenn.

10 Brandon Gaston WR 6-2 185 R-Jr. Glenwood, Ill.11 Eric Carrera DB 6-0 200 R-Jr. St. Louis, Mo.11 George Wahee WR 6-0 180 Gr. Norfolk, Va.12 Tyler Ward QB 6-0 200 R-Fr. Plano, Ill.12 Darron Wheeler DB 5-11 190 Jr. Ypsilanti, Mich.13 Greg Benton Jr. LB 6-1 230 Fr. Elkridge, Md.14 Eli Watson WR 6-2 202 R-Fr. Warner Robins, Ga.15 John Brunner WR 6-3 200 R-Jr. Clearwater, Fla.15 Cameron Clemons DB 5-11 180 R-So. St. Louis, Mo.17 DeShon Gavin DB 6-0 180 Fr. Joliet, Ill.18 Sean McGuire QB 6-3 228 Sr. Franklin, Wis.19 Trey McJunkin QB 6-1 200 R-So. Visalia, Calif.19 Josh Shodipo DB 6-0 180 Fr. Lisle, Ill.

20 Isaiah Cherrier RB 6-0 209 R-Fr. Mound, Minn.21 Izaiah Fuller WR 6-4 200 Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio21 Zach Muniz DB 6-0 175 Sr. St. Louis, Mo.22 Tom Rehfeld LB 6-3 225 R-Jr. Chicago, Ill.23 Eryk Preston DE 6-4 228 R-So. Harvey, Ill.24 Mike Viti DB 6-0 190 Jr. Camp Hill, Pa.25 Clint Ratkovich RB 6-1 210 R-So. Crete, Ill.26 Jack Anderson LB 6-2 220 Fr. Minneapolis, Minn.27 Tre Hendon LB 6-0 222 R-So. Peoria, Ill.28 Lavall McNulty, Jr. LB 6-3 210 R-So. Crete, Ill.29 Jared Drake RB 6-0 230 R-Jr. Columbus, Ohio29 Cole Tandy LB 6-2 220 Fr. Normal, Ill.

30 Justin Fitzpatrick DB 6-1 200 Sr. O’Fallon, Mo.31 Ziare Williams DB 6-2 180 Fr. Aurora, Ill.32 Sam Crosa K 5-8 155 R-Jr. Columbus, Ohio33 Nathan Erickson P/K 6-2 205 Jr. New Berlin, Wis.34 Larry Harleston RB 5-10 226 Sr. Racine, Wis.35 Max Norris RB 5-10 207 R-Jr. Greenwood, Ind.36 Herschel Blankenship LB 6-0 225 Fr. Plainfield, Ind.37 Zach Glisan LB 6-2 224 R-Jr. Abingdon, Ill.38 Gavin Fuchs RB 6-1 200 Fr. Forreston, Ill.39 Quentin Moon LB 6-2 232 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind.

40 Jalen Powe LB 6-0 215 Jr. Gurnee, Ill.41 Joe Turk LB 6-2 250 R-Jr. Missouri City, Texas42 Nick D’Ambra LB 6-0 210 Fr. Glen Ellyn, Ill.43 Korby Foxall TE 5-11 215 So. Macomb, Ill.43 Isaiah Morrison DB 5-9 175 Fr. Chicago, Ill.44 LaCale London DL 6-5 280 Jr. Peoria, Ill.45 Derriyon Shaw LB 6-4 245 R-So. Swuannee, Ga.46 Jaren Jackson DB 5-9 185 R-Fr. Marengo, Ill.47 Michael Bishoff LB 6-2 217 Sr. Elk Grove Village, Ill.47 Nathan Karsjens TE 6-6 255 R-Fr. Ackley, Iowa48 Josh Franke RB 6-0 246 R-So. Litchfield, Ill.49 Demetri Royer DB 5-11 200 R-Jr. Clearwater, Fla.

50 Pete Swenson LB 6-3 230 Sr. Mason City, Iowa51 Hunter Mason LB 6-3 215 Fr. Nevada, Mo.52 Alijah Burno DL 6-1 250 R-So. Harrisburg, Pa.53 Hunter Varga LS 6-0 249 Sr. Harmon, Ill.54 Rahsul Katumbusi DL 6-1 280 R-Fr. Chicago, Ill.55 Cole Watts LB 6-2 226 R-Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla.56 Nathan Oquendo DL 6-2 290 Sr. Chicago, Ill.57 Justin Allen LB 6-0 210 Fr. Huntley, Ill.57 Fawaz Ayoola OL 6-4 300 R-Fr. Chicago, Ill.58 Riggs Baxter LB 6-1 215 Sr. Thorntown, Ind.59 Delonte Jones LB 6-1 205 Fr. Harvey, Ill.

# NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN61 Caden Buettner OL 6-3 285 Fr. La Salle, Ill.62 Brandon Malkow OL 6-4 300 Fr. Beloit, Wis.63 Chris Zobrist OL 6-3 280 R-Jr. Troy, Ill.64 Thomas Kirsch OL 6-6 310 Sr. Hartland, Wis.65 Matt Ricketts OL 6-2 265 R-Fr. Galesburg, Ill.66 Michael Ross OL 6-2 320 R-Fr. Lombard, Ill.68 TJ Kennedy OL 6-5 315 Fr. Lee’s Summit, Mo.

72 Reno Rosene OL 6-7 330 R-Jr. Venura, Calif.73 Kyle Sanft OL 6-4 286 R-So. Bartlett, Ill.74 Jared Ross OL 6-4 300 R-Fr. Wichita, Kan.75 Austin Hopp OL 6-5 280 R-Fr. Minnetonka, Minn.76 Drew Wagner OL 6-6 312 Sr. Tiffin, Iowa77 Elijah Elkerton OL 6-8 290 Fr. Blaine, Minn.

80 Aaron Morrison WR 6-1 210 Jr. Summit, Ill.81 Cam Taylor WR 6-2 170 Jr. Dayton, Ohio82 Matt Clark WR 6-1 200 R-Jr. Prospect, Ky.83 Adam Conrady TE 6-6 260 Sr. Rochester, Ill.84 Nolan Bielskis WR 6-2 180 Fr. Byron, Ill.85 Jack Whyte OL 6-2 230 Fr. Glen Ellyn, Ill.86 Sam Barkalow TE 6-6 230 Fr. Forreston, Ill.87 LaQuay Brown TE 6-3 250 R-Sr. Atlantic City, N.J.88 Chris Age TE 6-4 238 R-So. Newnan, Ga.89 Adam Fellner P 6-4 220 R-So. Ozark, Mo.

90 Malik Burns DL 6-3 235 R-Fr. Marbury, Md.91 Kyle Williams DE 6-4 265 R-So. Lebanon, Ind.92 Tristan Pfeiffer DL 6-4 240 Fr. Grain Valley, Mo.93 Jake Detiveaux DL 6-3 290 Fr. Hampshire, Ill.94 Grant Kasal DL 6-5 265 Sr. Westmont, Ill.95 Luis Torres K 6-1 185 Fr. Blue Island, Ill.96 Shabar Wilson DT 6-0 295 So. Memphis, Tenn.97 Derrell Grisby DL 6-1 300 R-Fr. Chicago, Ill.98 Luke Terrill DT 6-2 320 R-Fr. Lebanon, Ind.99 Khalen Saunders DL 6-2 310 Sr. St. Louis, Mo.

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DEPTH CHARTOFFENSELT 76 Drew Wagner Sr. 6-6 312 Tiffin, Iowa 74 Jared Ross R-Fr. 6-4 300 Wichita, Kan. LG 66 Michael Ross R-Fr. 6-2 320 Lombard, Ill. 64 Thomas Kirsch Sr. 6-6 310 Hartland, Wis. C 73 Kyle Sanft R-So. 6-4 286 Bartlett, Ill. 65 Matt Ricketts R-Fr. 6-2 265 Galesburg, Ill. RG 63 Chris Zobrist R-Jr. 6-3 280 Troy, Ill. 72 Reno Rosene R-Jr. 6-7 330 Ventura, Calif. RT 75 Austin Hopp R-Fr. 6-5 280 Minnetonka, Minn. 68 TJ Kennedy Fr. 6-5 315 Lee’s Summit, Mo.QB 18 *Sean McGuire Sr. 6-3 228 Franklin, Wis. 8 Connor Sampson R-So. 6-3 210 Belleville, Mich. TE 83 Adam Conrady Sr. 6-6 260 Rochester, Ill. 87 Laquay Brown R-Sr. 6-3 250 Atlantic City, N.J.TE 88 Chris Age R-So. 6-4 238 Newnan, Ga. 47 Nathan Karsjens R-Fr. 6-6 255 Ackley, Iowa RB 5 Steve McShane Sr. 5-8 185 Freeport, Ill. 35 Max Norris R-Jr. 5-10 207 Greenwood, Ind.WR 10 Brandon Gaston R-Jr. 6-2 185 Glenwood, Ill. 15 John Brunner R-Jr. 6-3 200 Clearwater, Fla.WR 2 Isaiah LeSure Sr. 6-3 180 Mount Hored, Wis. 1 Tony Tate R-So. 5-8 170 DeKalb, Ill.

DEFENSEOLB 58 *Riggs Baxter Sr. 6-1 215 Thorntown, Ind. 47 Michael Bishoff Sr. 6-2 217 Ackley, Iowa LE 99 Khalen Saunders Sr. 6-2 310 St. Louis, Mo. 41 Joe Turk R-Jr. 6-2 250 Missouri City, TexasNT 96 Shabar Wilson So. 6-0 295 Memphis, Tenn. 56 Nathan Oquendo Sr. 6-2 290 Chicago, Ill. RE 91 Kyle Williams R-So. 6-4 265 Lebanon, Ind. 90 Malik Burns R-Fr. 6-3 235 Marbury, Md. OLB 50 Pete Swenson Sr. 6-3 230 Mason City, Iowa 23 Eryk Preston R-So. 6-4 228 Harvey, Ill. MLB 37 Zach Glisan R-Jr. 6-2 224 Abingdon, Ill. 27 Tre Hendon R-So. 6-0 218 Peoria, Ill. WLB 39 *Quentin Moon Sr. 6-2 232 Indianapolis, Ind. 22 Tom Rehfeld R-Jr. 6-3 225 Chicago, Ill.FC 6 Xavier Rowe Sr. 6-0 190 Oak Park, Ill. 15 Cameron Clemons R-So. 5-11 180 St. Louis, Mo.FS 11 Eric Carrera R-Jr. 6-0 200 St. Louis, Mo. 4 Andre Whitley R-Fr. 5-11 205 St. Louis, Mo.SS 30 *Justin Fitzpatrick Sr. 6-1 200 O’Fallon, Mo. 24 Mike Viti Jr. 6-0 190 Camp Hill, Pa.BC 21 Zach Muniz Sr. 6-0 175 St. Louis, Mo. 12 Darron Wheeler Jr. 5-11 190 Ypsilanti, Mich.

SPECIAL TEAMSP 89 Adam Fellner R-So. 6-4 220 Ozark, Mo.KO 33 Nathan Erickson Jr. 6-2 205 New Berlin, Wis.K 32 Sam Crosa R-Jr. 5-8 155 Columbus, OhioLS 53 Hunter Varga Sr. 6-0 249 Harmon, Ill.KR 1 Tony Tate R-So. 5-8 170 DeKalb, Ill. 7 Daymon Murray Jr. 6-1 210 Rubonia, Fla.PR 5 Steve McShane Sr. 5-8 185 Freeport, Ill. 2 Isaiah LeSure Sr. 6-3 180 Mount Hored, Wis.

SEAN MCGUIRE (SR/QB)• CFPA Performer of the Year Midseason Watch List• MVFC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 8)• MVFC Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 24)• CFPA Player of the Year Watch List• Honorable Mention Preseason All-MVFC• MVFC Honorable Mention

STEVE MCSHANE (SR/RB)• CFPA Player of the Year Watch List• Preseason All-MVFC• Second Team All-MVFC (RB & RS)

QUENTIN MOON (SR/LB)• MVFC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 4)• Honorable Mention STATS Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 4)• Honorable Mention Preseason All-MVFC• MVFC Honorable Mention

KHALEN SAUNDERS (SR/DL)• Honorable Mention Preseason All-MVFC• First Team All-MVFC• Phil Steele Third Team All-American

JUSTIN FITZPATRICK (SR/DB)• First Team All-MVFC

2017 HONOR ROLL



WHAT IS A FIGHTING LEATHERNECK?: Western Illinois holds the distinction of being the only non-military institution to officially have its nickname derived from a branch of the military service. The school began use of the Marine Corps’ official nickname, “The Fighting Leathernecks,” in 1927 when then-athletic director and head baseball, basketball and football coach Ray “Rock” Hanson was granted permission by the U.S. Navy, based on his status as a Marine hero, to use the Marine’s official seal, bulldog mascot and nickname. He still remains third all-time at Western in victories with 56 in 16 years as head coach (56-60-12) from 1926-41. He posted a winning record six years and a .500 mark during another season. The 1939 team went 5-1-1 and won the Little 19 Conference championship.

NFL CONNECTIONS: Western Illinois continues its tradition as one of the top NCAA FCS programs with a pipeline to the NFL; Leatherneck players and coaches have won 17 Super Bowl Championships. • Mike Wagner won four Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Steel Curtain era.• Rodney Harrison won a pair of Super Bowls with the New England Patriots in three appearances all-time. He now works in-studio at NBC Sports during Sunday Night Football Night. • Don Beebe is just one of three players to have played in SIX Super Bowls in his career. He was part of the four consecutive appearances by Buffalo and went 1-1 with the Green Bay Packers. Beebe has one of the most famous Super Bowl plays when he raced down the field and chased down Dallas Cowboys lineman Leon Lett at the 1-yard line and knocked the ball away to keep Dallas from scoring a touchdown. From 1957-59, former WIU head coach Lou Saban had on his staff Joe Collier and standout WIU player Robert ‘Red’ Miller.• Saban was the inaugural coach for the Boston Patriots, then later the Buffalo Bills. He was the 1964 AFL ‘Coach of the Year’. Saban spent four years as coach of the Denver Broncos and would later come back and coach the Bills. • Miller, a three-time MVP for the Leathernecks, would later coach the Denver Broncos in the 1977 Super Bowl and three consecutive playoff appearances. • Collier joined Saban in Boston and was promoted to the Buffalo Bills head coach in 1966. He took the Bills to the AFL Championship game that season. He later worked as an assistant with the Denver Broncos, hired first by Saban then later Miller as defensive coordinator. He coached in three Super Bowls with the Broncos. Collier was the mastermind behind the Broncos defense known at the time as the ‘Orange Crush Defense’.• Former All-American John Teerlinck won two Super Bowls with the Denver Broncos as an assistant coach and another Super Bowl with the Indianapolis Colts as an assistant coach.• WIU All-American Bryan Cox worked 11 years in the NFL as an assistant coach.• Mike Scifres spent 13 years with San Diego as the starting punter and was recently announced as a member of the 2017 WIU Athletics Hall of Fame Class. • Western’s all-time leading wide receiver Lance Lenoir is currently on the practice squad with the Dallas Cowboys.• Offensive Lineman Frank Winters won a Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers and was inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame. In September 2016 he received the George Connor Lifetime Achievement Award from the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.

NFL PRO BOWLBryan Cox - Miami Dolphins ....................................................1993, 1995, 1996Rodney Harrison - San Diego Chargers ..............................................1999, 2002Frank Winters - Green Bay Packers............................................................1997Mike Wagner - Pittsburgh Steelers ...................................................1975, 1976

SUPER BOWL CHAMPSDENVER BRONCOSCyron Brown (1-0) .......................................................................... 1998-2000

GREEN BAY PACKERSFrank Winters (1-1) ........................................................................ 1992-2002Don Beebe (1-1) .................................................................................1996-97

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTSBryan Cox (1-0) ........................................................................................2001Rodney Harrison (2-1) ..........................................................................2003-08

NEW YORK GIANTSRich Seubert (1-0) ...............................................................................2001-10

PITTSBURGH STEELERSMike Wagner (4-0) ..............................................................................1971-80

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERSAaron Stecker (1-0) .............................................................................2000-03

WESTERN ILLINOIS has won 17 Super Bowl

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SCOUTING THE BOBCATS: Scouting the Opposition: Montana State finished the 2017 season 5-6 overall with a 5-3 mark in Big Sky play. The team returns seven on offense, eight on defense and one on special teams, including Mitch Brott (Freshman All-America, OT), and linebackers Josh Hill (54 TT, 2 INT in 2016) and Brandon Konkol (20 TT, 2 TFL in 2016). Punter Jered Padmos was named Second Team Big Sky.

2017 WIU ............................... STATS ................................MSU8-4 ..................................... Overall Record ...................................... 5-634.2 ................................... Scoring Average ...................................25.3241 ....................................... First Downs........................................209397.9 ................................... Total Offense.................................... 396.9156.6 ...................................Rushing Yards ................................... 249.5241.3 ...................................Passing Yards ................................... 147.521.5 ....................................Kickoff Returns ....................................20.416.93 ................................... Punt Returns........................................4.431.81 .................................... Net Punting ......................................39.031:44 ...............................Time of Possession ...............................29:3568-161 (42%) .......................3rd Down Conversions .......................66-152 (43%)7-12 (58%) .................... 4th Down Conversion................... 18-23 (78%)22.2 .................................... Points Allowed ....................................25.0339.3 ...............................Total Yards Allowed ............................... 406.9119.1 ............................ Rushing Yards Allowed ............................ 167.5220.2 ............................ Passing Yards Allowed ............................. 239.5

2018 SCHEDULEA30 Western Illinois 7 p.m.S8 at South Dakota State 5 p.m.S15 Wagner College 1 p.m.S22 at Portland State 3 p.m.S29 vs. Eastern Washington 1 p.m.O13 Idaho 2 p.m.O20 at Weber State 4 p.m.O27 at Idaho State 3:30 p.m.N3 Cal Poly 2 p.m.N10 Northern Colorado 1 p.m.N17 at Montana 12 p.m.

MONTANA STATE LEADS THE ALL-TIME SERIES, 2-0Home: 0-1 • Road: 0-1

DATE RESULT SCORE H/ASept. 15, 1990 L 16-38 ASept. 4, 1993 L 16-29 H

2018 MSU Depth ChartOffenseLEFT TACKLE63 Mitch Brott** (like brought) 6-6 290 Jr&72 Colin Hammock* 6-3 275 Jr&

LEFT GUARD51 Taylor Tuiasosopo* (too-ee-ah-so-SO-PO) 6-3 295 So&72 Colin Hammock* 6-3 275 Jr&

CENTER70 Alex Neale** 6-3 285 Sr+&59 Zach Redd 6-0 275 Fr&

RIGHT GUARD76 Lewis Kidd* 6-6 305 So&70 Alex Neale** 6-3 285 Sr+&

RIGHT TACKLE66 Connor Wood 6-4 300 Fr&61 Jake Sessions 6-5 280 So&

QUARTERBACK15 Troy Andersen* 6-3 225 SoOR 12 Tucker Rovig 6-5 205 Fr&OR 10 Travis Jonsen 6-2 205 Jr+

TAILBACK13 Karl Tucker II** 6-0 200 JrOR 22 Isaiah Ifanse (if-AWN-say) 5-10 190 FrOR 24 Lane Sumner 5-8 183 FrOR 3 Maleek Barkley (muh-LEEK) 5-10 175 Fr&

X RECEIVER85 Kevin Kassis** (CASS-iss) 6-0 190 Jr88 John D’Agostino* 6-1 195 Sr&

H RECEIVER11 Willie Patterson 5-9 175 Fr&33 Coy Steel 5-8 165 Fr&

Z RECEIVER86 Lance McCutcheon* 6-2 195 So4 James Campbell 6-1 165 Fr&

TIGHT END87 Connor Sullivan*** 6-5 250 Sr&80 Curtis Amos*** 6-1 235 Sr&97 Wilson Brott*** (like brought) 6-6 265 Sr&

DefenseBUCK37 Bryce Sterk 6-5 250 Jr+&10 Dante Sparaco (spuh-ROCK-o) 6-5 260 So+OR 53 Kyle Finch* 6-4 240 So&

TACKLE96 Zach Wright*** 6-3 270 Sr&39 Chase Benson* 6-4 265 So&

NOSE92 Tucker Yates*** 6-0 295 Sr&90 James Williams 5-10 325 Fr

END57 Tyrone Fa’anono*** (faw-uh-NO-no) 6-2 270 Sr&95 Derek Marks** 6-1 245 Jr99 Marcus Ferriter** (FAIR-it-err) 6-3 245 Jr&

WILL43 Walker Cozzie** (like cozy) 6-0 215 Jr&17 Tadan Gilman (TAY-duhn) 6-0 215 Fr&

MIKE91 Michael Jobman* (JOB-man) 6-4 225 So&47 Callahan O’Reilly 6-2 215 Fr&

SAM35 Balue Chapman 6-1 205 So&9 Jacob Hadley 6-5 220 So&

FIELD CORNER27 Damien Washington** 5-11 180 Jr8 Jalen Cole* 5-8 150 So

FREE SAFETY7 JoJo Henderson* 6-2 195 Jr+OR 5 Jahque Alleyne (zha-KWAY like allen) 6-1 170 Jr+&

STRONG SAFETY18 Brayden Konkol** 6-2 200 Jr&39 Shawn Borges (BORE-juss) 5-10 180 Fr&

BOUNDARY CORNER2 Tyrel Thomas* 5-8 175 So1 Greg Filer III 6-0 170 Jr+

*-letters won &-redshirted +-transfer returning starters in bold

SpecialistsKICKOFFS/PLACEMENTS23 Tristan Bailey 6-1 215 Jr+&85 Kevin Kassis** 6-0 195 Jr

PUNTS40 Jered Padmos* 6-1 190 Jr

KICK RETURNS85 Kevin Kassis** 6-0 195 Jr5 Jahque Alleyne (zha-KWAY like allen) 6-1 170 Jr+&

PUNT RETURNS85 Kevin Kassis (CASS-iss) 6-0 190 Jr11 Willie Patterson 5-9 165 Fr

LONG/SHORT SNAPS62 Logan MacDonald 6-1 200 Fr&53 Kyle Finch 6-4 225 Fr&

HOLDER40 Jered Padmos 6-1 190 Jr10 Travis Jonsen 6-2 205 Jr

for MSU vs. WIU, for 8/30/2018

Bobcat Player Liner NotesIf Troy Andersen starts Thursday’s game at quarterback, he will have started at three different unrelated positions in his fi rst 12 games... Andersen’s 131 yard day at UND in 2017 marked the quickest into his career that a Bobcat frosh has passed the century mark...

2018 Starting debuts: WIU - ...

2018 Career debuts: ...

DEPTH CHART



2017 STATISTICAL LEADERSRUSHING

WIU GP ATT NET AVG TD LONG YPGMax Norris 11 117 656 5.6 5 45 59.64Steve McShane 11 138 582 4.2 7 39 52.91

MSU GP ATT NET AVG TD LONG YPGChris Murray 11 191 1,216 5.9 10 54 102.2Nick LaSane 7 93 604 6.4 3 74 84.6

PASSINGWIU GP EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YDS TD YPGSean McGuire 12 154.11 219-342-7 64.04 2,852 25 237.67

MSU GP EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YDS TD YPGChris Murray 11 122.60 120-233-9 51.5 1,597 15 145.5

RECEIVINGWIU GP REC YDS AVG TD LONG YPGJaelon Acklin 12 84 1,369 16.30 10 62 114.08Steve McShane 11 31 307 9.90 3 47 27.91Brandon Gaston 12 23 297 12.91 2 35 24.75Adam Conrady 12 13 188 14.46 3 57 15.67

MSU GP REC YDS AVG TD LONG YPGMitch Herbert 11 41 497 12.1 5 37 45.2Jabarri Johnson 11 28 443 15.8 4 41 40.3Kevin Kassis 11 21 270 12.9 2 44 24.5Troy Andersen 11 7 45 6.4 1 43 4.1

KICKOFF RETURNSWIU NO. YARDS AVG TD LONGDarron Wheeler 27 615 22.78 0 42

MSU NO. YARDS AVG TD LONGTyrel Burgess 24 506 21.1 0 15

PUNT RETURNSWIU NO. YARDS AVG TD LONGSteve McShane 13 240 18.46 1 81

MSU No. Yards Avg TD LongKevin Kassis 10 40 4.0 0 19

KICKINGWIU GP FGM FGA PCT. LONG PATSam Crosa 12 10 10 100.0 45 46-49

MSU GP FGM FGA PCT. LONG PATGabe Peppenger 9 5 8 62.5 34 30-31

PUNTINGWIU NO. YARDS AVG LONG I20 50+Adam Fellner 60 2,314 38.57 62 16 9

MSU NO. YARDS AVG LONG I20 50+Jered Padmos 39 1,659 42.5 70 16 ---

TACKLESWIU GP ST AT TOTAL TFL S INTBrett Taylor 12 66 96 162 13.0 1.5 --Quentin Moon 11 39 31 70 11.0 2.0 2Justin Fitzpatrick 12 39 18 57 4.5 -- 5David Griffith 12 27 30 54 1.5 -- 2

MSU GP ST AT TOTAL TFL S INTMac Bignell 11 62 31 93 14.5 2.5 1Bryson McNabe 11 49 38 87 1.5 --- 1Brayden Konkol 11 56 27 83 .5 .5 2Josh Hill 9 39 30 69 2.5 --- ---

NON-RETURNER

LEATHERNECKS IN THE STATS: A look at how Western Illinois ranked in the MVFC and nationally (2017):

TEAM CATEGORY ............................ NATIONAL ......... AVG ............ MVFC3rd Down Conversion Pct. ................................. 23 ................... 42.2 .....................53rd Down Conversion Pct. (Defense) .................. 25 ................... 33.1 .....................34th Down Conversion Pct. ................................. 22 ................... 58.3 .....................5Defensive Touchdowns ....................................... 7 ...................... 4 ........................1Completion Pct. ................................................ 12 ................... 63.9 .....................2Fumbles Lost .................................................... 24 ..................... 6 ........................3Kickoff Return Defense ..................................... 20 ................... 17.6 .....................2Passes Had Intercepted .................................... 15 ..................... 7 ........................2Passes Intercepted ............................................ 6 ......................18 .......................3Punt Returns ..................................................... 5 ................... 16.93.....................1Red Zone Defense ............................................. 24 ................... 74.2 .....................1Red Zone Offense .............................................. 15 ................... 87.8 .....................1Rushing Defense ............................................... 22 .................. 119.1.....................3Scoring Offense ................................................ 16 ................... 34.2 .....................4Team Passing Efficiency .................................... 10 ................. 154.36 ....................3Team Sacks ...................................................... 23 ................... 2.67 .....................4Team TFL ........................................................ 13 .................... 7.8 ......................2Time of Possession ........................................... 20 .................. 31:43 ....................5Turnover Margin ................................................. 9 .................... 1.08 .....................2Turnovers Gained .............................................. 13 .....................26 .......................3Turnovers Lost .................................................. 13 .....................13 .......................2

INDIVIDUALS (PLAY IN 75% OF TEAM GAMES)CATEGORY .................................MVFC (TOP 10) ..... AVG ......... NATIONALAll-Purpose Jaelon Acklin .................................... 1 .................. 135.33 ...................11 Steve McShane ................................. 6 .................. 103.82 ...................56Combined Kick Returns Darron Wheeler ................................. 4 .....................612 ......................4Completion Percentage Sean McGuire .................................... 2 .................... 64.0 ....................14Completions Per Game Sean McGuire .................................... 3 ................... 18.25....................28Kickoff Returns Darron Wheeler ................................. 3 .................... 22.8 ....................40Passes Defended Xavier Rowe ....................................... 5 ..................... 1.1 .....................51Passing Efficiency Sean McGuire .................................... 3 ................... 154.1....................10Passing TDs Sean McGuire .................................... 5 ......................25 .......................8Passing Yards Sean McGuire .................................... 3 ................... 2,852 ....................19Receiving TDs Jaelon Acklin .................................... 3 ......................10 ......................14Receiving Yards Jaelon Acklin .................................... 1 ................... 1,369 .....................4Rushing TDs Steve McShane ................................ 10 ..................... 7 .......................59Solo Tackles Brett Taylor ....................................... 19 .................... 5.5 ......................1Total Tackles Brett Taylor ........................................ 1 .................... 13.5 .....................1

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PRESEASON STANDINGS MVFC OVERALLIllinois State 0-0 0-0Indiana State 0-0 0-0Missouri State 0-0 0-0North Dakota State 0-0 0-0Northern Iowa 0-0 0-0South Dakota 0-0 0-0South Dakota State 0-0 0-0Southern Illinois 0-0 0-0Western Illinois 0-0 0-0Youngstown State 0-0 0-0

AUGUST 15 TEAM PTS 2017 RECORD1 North Dakota St. (23) 647 14-12 James Madison (3) 623 14-13 South Dakota St. 579 11-34 Sam Houston St. 557 12-25 Kennesaw St. 543 12-26 Jacksonville St. 530 10-37 Eastern Washington 454 7-48 Weber St. 446 11-39 New Hampshire 430 9-510 Samford 393 8-411 Wofford 340 10-312 Northern Iowa 338 8-513 Elon 319 8-414 North Carolina A&T 292 12-015 Central Arkansas 269 10-216 Delaware 257 7-417 Nicholls St. 241 8-418 McNeese St. 187 9-219 Villanova 165 5-620 Illinois St. 144 6-521 Furman 128 8-522 Stony Brook 120 10-323 Austin Peay 119 8-424 Youngstown St. 88 6-525 Montana 67 4-4

STATS FCS FCS COACHES

Western Illinois Athletics and the Department of Broadcasting will expand their coverage reach with a collabo-ration that will feature live Leatherneck sporting events on ESPN’s networks. Three of Western’s football games will air on ESPN3 while the other six will appear on ESPN+ - the premium multi-sport, direct-to-consumer subscription streaming ser-vice from The Walt Disney Company’s Direct-to-Consumer and International Group and ESPN. The Missouri Valley Football Conference’s digital initia-tive is available through the redesigned ESPN App and features live-event programming on both ESPN3 and ESPN+. The new ESPN App gives fans a premier, all-in-one digital access point for everything ESPN offers -- 1) news, scores, highlights, and audio, 2) “TV Everywhere” streaming video and 3) ESPN+. The league’s digital endeavor is part of its 10-year agreement with ESPN which runs through the 2023-24 academic year.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 30Missouri State at Oklahoma, 7 p.m.Quincy at Indiana State, 7 p.m.Western Illinois at Montana State, 8 p.m.Southern Illinois at Murray State, 6 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1Butler at Youngstown State, 2 p.m. Cal Poly at North Dakota State, 2:30 p.m.South Dakota at Kansas State, 6 p.m. South Dakota State at Iowa State, 7 p.m. Northern Iowa at Montana, 8 p.m.Saint Xavier at Illinois State, 6:30 p.m.

WEEK STATS FCS COACHESPreseason RV RV

WEEKLY RANKINGS

PRESEASON TEAM PTS PREV. RANK1 North Dakota State (0-0) 3919 NR2 James Madison (0-0) 3764 (6) NR3 South Dakota State (0-0) 3470 NR4 Sam Houston State (0-0) 3228 NR5 Kennesaw State (0-0) 3120 NR6 Jacksonville State (0-0) 3041 NR7 New Hampshire (0-0) 2873 NR8 Weber State (0-0) 2815 NR9 Eastern Washington (0-0) 2541 NR10 Wofford (0-0) 2087 NR11 Samford (0-0) 2003 NR12 Elon (0-0) 1812 NR13 UNI (0-0) 1612 NR14 North Carolina A&T (0-0) 1480 NR15 Delaware (0-0) 1470 NR16 Central Arkansas (0-0) 1383 NR17 McNeese (0-0) 1133 NR18 Nicholls (0-0) 1056 NR19 Villanova (0-0) 920 NR20 Stony Brook (0-0) 798 NR21 Illinois State (0-0) 795 NR22 Austin Peay (0-0) 709 NR23 Furman (0-0) 685 NR24 Montana (0-0) 626 NR25 Youngstown State (0-0) 541 NR

AROUND THE MVFC



THE LAST TIME WESTERN... RUSHING - TEAM

300 or more yards ...................................................................................................................... 384 vs. Indiana State, 2010400 or more yards ..................................................................................................................... 459 at Missouri State, 2008500 or more yards ..............................................................................519 vs. St. Francis, 2007 (WIU)

RUSHING – INDIVIDUAL100 or more yards .........................................................................................143 - Steve McShane vs. Missouri State, 2017150 or more yards ......................................................................................155 - Steve McShane vs. Northern Arizona, 2016200 or more yards ......................................................................................... 207 - Steve McShane at Eastern Illinois, 2016250 or more yards ......................................................................................... 273 - Herb Donaldson at Missouri State, 2008300 or more yards ........................................................................................ 314 - Herb Donaldson vs. Missouri State, 20072 players with 100 yards ................................................................................N. Watson (109), C. Ray (106) vs. Butler, 2012Rushed 20 or more times .................................................................................. 23 - Steve McShane vs. Missouri State, 2017Rushed 25 or more times ...................................................................................28 - Steve McShane at Eastern Illinois, 2016Rushed 30 or more times ...............................................................................................34 - Nikko Watson at Dayton, 2015Rushed 35 or more times ....................................................................................................35 - Nikko Watson at UNI, 2015Run of 50 or more yards .....................................................................................61 - Jaelon Acklin vs. Missouri State, 2017Run of 60 or more yards .....................................................................................61 - Jaelon Acklin vs. Missouri State, 2017Run of 70 or more yards .................................................................................80 - Devon Sanders at Coastal Carolina, 2017Run of 75 or more yds .........................................................................................80 - Devon Sanders at Coastal Carolina, 2017Rush 3 or more TDs ...............................................................................................3 - Nikko Watson at Indiana State, 2015Rush 4 or more TDs ................................................. 6 – Herb Donaldson vs. Indiana State, 2006 (WIU)

PASSING - INDIVIDUAL250 or more yards .............................................................................................. 253 - Sean McGuire at Indiana State, 2017300 or more yards ............................................................................................. 334 - Sean McGuire at Northern Iowa, 2017350 or more yards .............................................................................................441 - Sean McGuire vs. South Dakota, 2017400 or more yards .............................................................................................441 - Sean McGuire vs. South Dakota, 2017Attempted 50 or more passes ...........................................................................51 - Trenton Norvell at Northern Iowa, 2013Completed 25 or more passes .............................................................................32 - Sean McGuire vs. South Dakota, 2017Completed 30 or more passes .............................................................................31 - Sean McGuire vs. South Dakota, 2017 Completed 75% or higher (min. 20 att.) ........................................... 76.9 - Sean McGuire (20-26) at Northern Arizona, 2017Completed 80% or higher (min. 20 att.) ............88% - Matt Barr (22-of-25) vs. Illinois State, 2010 (WIU)Pass of 50 or more yards ...................................................................................... 52 - S.McGuire to J. Acklin vs. SIU, 2017Pass of 60 or more yards .......................................................................62 - S.McGuire to J. Acklin vs. South Dakota, 2017Pass of 70 or more yards ....................................................................... 78 - S.McGuire to J.Borsellino at Indiana State, 2015Threw 3 or more TD passes ....................................................................................4 - Sean McGuire at Indiana State, 2017

RECEIVING - INDIVIDUAL100 or more yards ................................................................................................ 116 - Jaelon Acklin at Weber State, 2017 150 or more yards ..............................................................................................158 - Jaelon Acklin at Northern Iowa, 2017200 or more yards ....................................................343 - Jaelon Acklin vs. South Dakota, 2017 (WIU)2 players w/ 100 yards ........................................................................... L. Lenoir (116), J. Borsellino (113) at Coastal Carolina, 2015Caught 7 or more passes .................................................................................... 8 - Jaelon Acklin vs. Missouri State, 2017Caught 10 or more passes ..................................................................................... 10 - Jaelon Acklin at Weber State, 2017Caught 2 or more TDs ........................................................................................... 2 - Jaelon Acklin at Northern Iowa, 2017Caught 3 or more TDs ........................................................................................... 3 - Jaelon Acklin vs. South Dakota, 2017

TOTAL OFFENSE - TEAM500 yards total offense ............................................................................................................ 531 vs. Missouri State, 2017600 yards total offense ...............................................................................................................629 vs. Illinois State, 201080-plus plays .............................................................................................................................. 88 at Missouri State, 201685-plus plays .............................................................................................................................. 88 at Missouri State, 201690-plus plays ..................................................................................................................... 92 vs. South Dakota State, 2015100-plus plays ............................................................................................................................ 101 at Indiana State, 201140-plus minutes time of possession ........................................................................................ 40:40 at Indiana State, 2011More than 10 minutes advantage TOP .................................................................................................... 11:56 vs. SIU, 2017More than 15 minutes advantage TOP ................................................................................. 18:06 at Northern Arizona, 2017Held to minus rushing yards ........................................................................................... minus-7 at Southern Illinois, 2010Was held to 100 or fewer total yards ................................................................................................... 44 at Missouri, 201199-yard scoring drive .....................................................................................................(11 plays/TD) at Illinois State, 2015

OFFENSE YARDAGE - INDIVIDUAL200 pass yards/100 rush yards (Same player) ................. Matt Barr (221 passing/125 rushing) vs. Sam Houston State, 2010200 pass/100 rush yards (2 players) ...............................Sean McGuire (249)/Steve McShane (143) vs. Missouri State, 2017100 rush/100 receive yards (2 players) ............................... Steve McShane (112)/Lance Lenoir (111) at South Dakota, 2016300 or more Total Offense ...................................................................................344 - Sean McGuire at Northern Iowa, 2017250 or more All-Purpose ....................................................................................343 - Jaelon Acklin vs. South Dakota, 2017

SCORING - TEAM40-plus points ...............................................................................................................49 vs. Missouri State (49-30), 201750-plus points ............................................................................................................. 52 at Coastal Carolina (52-10), 201760-plus points ................................................................................................................ 65 vs. Illinois State (65-38), 201070-plus points ................................................................................98 vs. Cheney (98-7), 2004 (WIU)Shutout an opponent .................................................................................................................45-0 at Indiana State, 2017Was held scoreless ..............................................................................................................................0-44 at Illinois, 2015

SCORING – INDIVIDUALScored 4 or more TDs .............................................. 6 – Herb Donaldson vs. Indiana State, 2006 (WIU)Scored 5 or more TDs ...............................................6 – Herb Donaldson vs. Indiana State, 2006 (WIU)Accounted for 5 or more TDs ................................................................................5 - Trenton Norvell at South Dakota, 2014Kicked 4 or more FG ....................................................................................5 – Taylor Rowan vs. South Dakota State, 2007Kicked a 50-plus yard FG .........................................................................Nathan Erickson (52) at North Dakota State, 2017Kicked Game-Winning FG................................................................................Nathan Knuffman (20) vs. Southern Illinois, 2015Kicked 5 or more ExP ..................................................................................................6 - Sam Crosa at Indiana State, 2017Kicked 8 or more ExP ...................................................................................................9 - Pat Smith vs. Illinois State, 2010Recorded a 2-point conversion .................................................................................. Isaiah LeSure vs. Missouri State, 2017

GIVEAWAYS/TAKEAWAYSDid not commit a turnover .............................................................................................................. at Northern Iowa, 2017Recorded 3 or more takeaways .......................................................................................................3 at Indiana State, 2017Recorded 4 or more takeaways ......................................................................................................4 at Northern Iowa, 2017Recorded 5 or more takeaways .................................................................................................. 5 at Southern Illinois, 2016Recorded 7 or more takeaways ............................................................................................................ 9 vs. Hampton, 2013Committed 3 or more turnovers ...............................................................................................3 on three occasions in 2016Committed 5 or more turnovers ...................................................................................................5 vs. Missouri State, 2011Recorded 2 or more defensive TDs ....................................................................................................... 3 vs. Hampton, 2013Returned an INT for TD.......................................................................... Quentin Moon (43 yds) at North Dakota State, 2017Returned a fumble for TD .............................................................................Michael Bishoff (20 yds) at Northern Iowa, 2017Recovered fumble in endzone for TD ................................................................................... Eric Carrera at Northern Arizona, 2017Scored a Defensive PAT (3x in history) ..................................................................................Martinez Davis at South Dakota, 2014Allowed a Defensive PAT .................................................................................................................. vs. Eastern Illinois, 2015

DEFENSE - TEAMHeld opponent to 50 or fewer rush yds .......................................................................................... 43 at Indiana State, 2017Held opponent to 100 or fewer pass yds ..................................................................................................... 62 vs. SIU, 2017Held opponent to 200 or fewer total yds ..................................................................................... 133 at Indiana State, 2017Held opponent to 10 or fewer pass completions..............................................................................................6 vs. SIU, 2017Recorded a safety .............................................................................................................................at Northern Iowa, 2017Allowed a safety .....................................................................................................................................at Wisconsin, 2014Recorded 5.0 or more Sacks ........................................................................................................ 5.0 at Indiana State, 2017Recorded 10.0 or more TFL .......................................................................................................... 11.0 - at Indiana State, 2017Recorded 10 or more Pass Break-Ups .......................................................................................................... 10 at UNI, 2015

DEFENSE – INDIVIDUALRecorded 2 or more INT ...............................................................................2 - Justin Fitzpatrick at Coastal Carolina, 2017Recorded 2 or more Fumble Recovery ..................................................................................2 - Brett Taylor at Illinois, 2015Recorded 15 or more tackles .......................................................................................................... 16 - Brett Taylor vs. SIU, 2017 Recorded 20 or more tackles ...................................... 28 - Brett Taylor vs. South Dakota, 2017 (T-WIU)Recorded 25 or more tackles ..........................................28 - Brett Taylor vs. South Dakota, 2017 (T-WIU)Recorded 10 or more solo tackles .............................................................................10 - Brett Taylor vs. South Dakota, 2017 Recorded 15 or more solo tackles ............................................................................. 15 - Brett Taylor vs. Northern Iowa, 2016 Recorded 2 or more sacks ............................................................................................3.0 - Pete Swenson at Illinois State, 2017Recorded 4 or more TFL ................................................................................................5.0 - Pete Swenson at Dayton, 2015

SPECIAL TEAMSReturned punt for a TD.................................................................................Steve McShane (81 yds) at Indiana State, 2017Gave up a punt return for TD ....................................................................................... Cedric Miller of Missouri State, 2013Blocked a punt and scored a TD ................................... David McDaniel (Block), Brad Blumenshine (Return) vs. Drake, 2014Gave up blocked punt for TD .......................................................................................................... vs. Missouri State, 2017Returned a kickoff for a TD .................................................. Larry Patterson (90 yds opening kick) vs. Missouri State, 2011Gave up a kickoff return for TD ................................................................................Devin Brown (93) at Coastal Carolina, 2015Blocked a punt .................................................................................................Brad Blumenshine vs. Eastern Illinois, 2015Blocked a field goal ......................................................................................Khalen Saunders vs. North Dakota State, 2016Blocked an extra point ........................................................................................... Quentin Moon at Northern Arizona, 2017Had a punt blocked ........................................................................................................................ vs. Missouri State, 2017Had a field goal blocked .................................................................................................................. vs. Illinois State, 2016Punted 10 or more times ................................................................................ 11 - Nathan Knuffman at Illinois State, 2013Had a punt of 60-plus yards ................................................................................................ 62 - Adam Fellner vs. SIU, 2017Had a punt of 70-plus yards ............................................................................75/72 – Mike Scifres at Southern Utah, 2002 Totaled 100-plus punt return yds ............................................................................106 – Ashlee Frazier at Ball State, 2000Totaled 100-plus kickoff return yds............................................ 138 - Darron Wheeler (6 rtn) vs. South Dakota State, 2017 (WIU) = Western Illinois single-game record

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Home ............................................................................. 2-2Away ............................................................................. 6-2

Non-Conference FCS ........................................................ 2-1vs. FBS teams .................................................................. 1-0

MVFC ............................................................................. 5-3 at Home ................................................................ 2-2 on the Road ........................................................... 3-1

Day ............................................................................. 3-4Night ............................................................................. 5-0

vs. Top 25 FCS ................................................................. 2-4vs. Unranked Division I FCS .............................................. 5-0

Scoring First .................................................................... 5-1Opponent Scores First ...................................................... 3-3

Scoring 20-Plus Points .................................................... 8-2Opponents Scoring 20-Under ........................................... 4-0

Games decided 3 pts or less ............................................ 0-1Games decided 8 pts or less ............................................ 0-2Games decided 14 pts or more ......................................... 7-1Games decided 28 pts or more ......................................... 2-1

Leading after 1st Quarter ................................................. 4-2Trailing after 1st Quarter .................................................. 3-1Tied after 1st Quarter ....................................................... 1-1

Leading at Halftime ......................................................... 5-1Trailing at Halfitme .......................................................... 3-3Tied at Halftime ............................................................... 0-0

Leading after 3rd Quarter ................................................. 8-0Trailing after 3rd Quarter .................................................. 0-4Tied after 3rd Quarter ...................................................... 0-0Overtime .......................................................................... 0-0

Having a 100-yard rusher ................................................. 3-0Allowing a 100-yard rusher .............................................. 0-0

Having a 100-yard receiver ............................................... 2-3Allowing a 100-yard receiver ............................................ 3-4

Having a 300-yard passer ................................................. 1-1Allowing a 300-yard passer .............................................. 1-2

300-plus yards total offense ............................................ 8-2Allowing 300-plus yds offense ......................................... 4-3

400-plus yards total offense ............................................ 7-1Allowing 400-plus yds offense ......................................... 1-3

Committing fewer turnovers ............................................. 7-1Committing more turnovers ............................................. 0-3Turnovers are equal .......................................................... 1-0Not committing a turnover ............................................... 3-0

August ............................................................................. 1-0September ....................................................................... 2-1October ............................................................................ 2-2November ........................................................................ 3-0December ........................................................................ 0-1

RECORD BREAKDOWN 2017 GAMES VS. RANKED OPPONENTSDATE .......... OPPONENT .................... WIU RANK .... W/L .. SCORE11-17-84 ........ #3 Indiana State ................................................W .......... 22-29-28-85 .......... at #1 Richmond .................................... - - .........L ..........20-3810-5-85 .......... #5 Northern Iowa* ................................ - - .........L ..........14-4810-18-86 ........ #9 Eastern Illinois* ............................... - - .........L ..........30-3111-8-86 .......... at #16 Southern Illinois* ...................... - - ........W .........24-2111-15-86 ........ #15 Sam Houston State ........................ - - .........L ..........13-1610-24-87 ........ #12 Northern Iowa* ...............................16 .........L ........... 7-5211-14-87 ........ at #20 Sam Houston State .....................19 .........L ..........18-4211-26-88 ........ #12 Western Kentucky^ ..........................4 .........L ..........32-359-16-89 .......... #10 Missouri State* ............................. - - .........L ..........24-3110-21-89 ........ at #19 Eastern Illinois* ......................... - - .........L ........... 5-3110-13-90 ........ at #13 Northern Iowa* .......................... - - .........L ..........14-5010-27-90 ........ at #2 Missouri State* ........................... - - .........L ..........14-3511-17-90 ........ at #7 Nevada-Reno ............................... - - .........L ..........15-509-28-91 .......... #11 Sam Houston State ........................ - - .........T ..........21-2110-12-91 ........ #15 Missouri State* ............................. - - ........W .........26-2111-16-91 ........ #4 Northern Iowa* .................................13 .........L ..........17-2411-30-91 ........ at #8 Marshall^ .....................................14 .........L ..........17-2010-3-92 .......... at #17 Missouri State* ......................... - - .........L ..........13-1611-14-92 ........ at #4 Northern Iowa* ............................ - - .........L ........... 6-3710-2-93 .......... at #20 Illinois State* ............................ - - ........W .........37-2710-16-93 ........ at #11 Central Florida ........................... - - .........L ..........17-3510-23-93 ........ #9 Northern Iowa* ................................ - - ........W .........25-2310-29-94 ........ at #7 Northern Iowa* ............................ - - .........L ..........27-369-30-95 .......... #22 Northern Iowa* .............................. - - .........L ........... 7-3811-4-95 .......... at #15 Eastern Illinois* ......................... - - .........L ..........17-2011-18-95 ........ at #4 Murray State ................................ - - .........L ..........18-569-14-96 .......... at #14 Hofstra ...................................... - - ........W .......... 18-910-12-96 ........ at #7 Eastern Illinois .............................25 ........W .......... 10-711-2-96 .......... at #7 Missouri State* ............................13 ........W .........23-1711-16-96 ........ at #3 Northern Iowa* ...............................8 .........L ........... 6-3011-23-96 ........ at #4 Murray State .................................10 .........L ........... 6-348-28-97 .......... #6 Eastern Illinois ...................................8 ........W .......... 41-010-11-97 ........ #17 Northern Iowa* .................................5 ........W .........29-2211-22-97 ........ at #4 Youngstown State* .........................2 ........W .........24-2111-29-97 ........ #13 Jackson State^.................................2 ........W .........31-2412-6-97 .......... #6 McNeese State^ .................................2 .........L ..........12-1410-3-98 .......... #1 Youngstown State* ...........................11 ........W .......... 14-010-24-98 ........ #18 Illinois State* ...................................3 ........W .........37-1011-28-98 ........ #14 Montana^ .........................................4 ........W .......... 52-912-5-98 .......... #2 Florida A&M^ .....................................4 ........W .........24-2112-12-98 ........ at #1 Georgia Southern^ ..........................4 .........L ..........14-429-25-99 .......... at #15 Youngstown State* .....................12 .........L ..........24-2810-9-99 .......... #22 Elon College....................................23 ........W .........20-1411-6-99 .......... at #10 Illinois State* .............................25 .........L ..........30-3811-13-99 ........ #11 Northern Iowa* .............................. - - ........W .........46-279-16-00 .......... #20 Sam Houston State .........................19 ........W .......... 31-010-21-00 ........ #2 Youngstown State* .............................6 ........W .........24-1011-18-00 ........ at #18 Northern Iowa* .............................6 ........W .........44-4111-25-00 ........ #8 Lehigh^ ..............................................6 .........L ........... 7-378-30-01 .......... #3 Western Kentucky* ...........................13 ........W .........17-139-22-01 .......... at #3 Youngstown State* .........................6 .........L ........... 7-4110-20-01 ........ #14 Northern Iowa* ...............................12 .........L ..........14-1711-3-01 .......... at #19 Sam Houston State .....................23 .........L ..........24-499-14-02 .......... at #14 Western Kentucky* .................... - - ........W .......... 14-010-26-02 ........ #23 Youngstown State* ...........................9 ........W .......... 19-011-30-02 ........ #6 Eastern Illinois^ .................................2 ........W .......... 48-912-6-02 .......... #15 Western Kentucky^ ..........................2 .........L ..........28-3110-4-03 .......... #5 Western Kentucky* .............................2 ........W .........33-2810-18-03 ........ #7 Southern Illinois* ...............................2 .........L ..........32-3710-25-03 ........ #9 Northern Iowa* ...................................7 .........L ..........30-3811-29-03 ........ at #11 Montana^ ...................................10 ........W .........43-4012-6-03 .......... at #6 Colgate^ ........................................9 .........L ..........27-2810-30-04 ........ at #1 Southern Illinois* ........................ - - .........L ..........13-66

11-13-04 ........ at #5 Western Kentucky* ...................... - - .........L ........... 3-4510-1-05 .......... #8 Northern Iowa* ................................ - - .........L ..........24-4110-8-05 .......... #2 Southern Illinois* ............................ - - .........L ..........24-3410-15-05 ........ at #18 Youngstown State* .................... - - .........L ..........21-2310-22-05 ........ #1 Western Kentucky* .......................... - - ........L ........... 7-4210-29-05 ........ at #18 Illinois State* ............................ - - ........W .........31-1710-7-06 .......... at #9 Southern Illinois* ........................ - - .........L ..........24-3110-14-06 ........ #6 Youngstown State* .......................... - - .........L ..........28-3510-21-06 ........ #3 Illinois State* .................................. - - .........L ..........14-2710-28-06 ........ at #7 Northern Iowa* ............................ - - ........W .........24-138-30-07 .......... #20 South Dakota State ........................ - - ........W .........29-269-29-07 .......... #4 North Dakota State ...........................17 .........L ..........13-3410-20-07 ........ #1 Northern Iowa* .................................17 .........L ........... 3-4211-3-07 .......... #6 Southern Illinois* .............................19 .........L ........... 9-1011-10-07 ........ at #21 Youngstown State* .....................23 .........L ..........24-319-13-08 .......... at #13 South Dakota St.* ......................15 .........L ..........22-2410-11-08 ........ at #6 North Dakota St.* .........................17 ........W .........27-2211-1-08 .......... #4 Northern Iowa* .................................12 .........L ........... 6-3011-8-08 .......... at #9 Southern Illinois* .........................17 .........L ..........14-2410-3-09 .......... #8 Southern Illinois* ............................ - - .........L ..........10-3011-14-09 ........ at #11 Northern Iowa* .......................... - - .........L ........... 0-3411-21-09 ........ #12 South Dakota State* ...................... - - .........L ........... 7-279-25-10 .......... at #13 North Dakota State* .................. - - ........W .........28-1611-20-10 ........ #12 Northern Iowa* .............................. - - ........W .........30-1412-4-10 .......... at #2 Appalachian State^ ......................21 .........L ..........14-429-24-11 .......... at #2 Northern Iowa* ............................ - - .........L ..........10-3810-1-11 .......... #12 Southern Illinois* .......................... - - ........W .........27-2110-15-11 ........ at #21 Indiana State* ........................... - - .........L ..........24-4611-5-11 .......... at #17 Illinois State* ............................ - - .........L ........... 7-3111-19-11 ........ #5 North Dakota State* ........................ - - .........L ..........21-379-22-12 .......... #8 Illinois State* .................................. - - .........L ........... 3-2310-13-12 ........ at #14 South Dakota State* .................. - - .........L ..........10-3110-12-13 ........ #13 South Dakota State* ...................... - - .........L ..........14-3810-19-13 ........ #15 Youngstown State* ........................ - - .........L ..........14-249-27-14 .......... at #16 Southern Illinois* ...................... - - .........L ..........17-3410-4-14 .......... #1 North Dakota State* ........................ - - .........L ..........10-1710-11-14 ........ at #10 Youngstown State* .................... - - ........W .........30-2410-18-14 ........ #9 Illinois State* .................................. - - .........L ..........34-3710-25-14 ........ #23 Northern Iowa* .............................. - - .........L ..........13-2711-15-14 ........ at #19 South Dakota State* .................. - - .........L ..........24-5911-22-14 ........ #18 Indiana State ................................. - - ........W .........34-209-3-15 ............ #25 Eastern Illinois ............................... - - ........W .......... 33-59-19-15 .......... at #1 Coastal Carolina .......................... - - .........L ..........27-3410-17-15 ........ at #12 Northern Iowa* .......................... - - ........W .........24-1910-24-15 ........ at #3 Illinois State* ...............................20 .........L ..........28-4810-31-15 ........ #24 Youngstown State* .........................23 .........L ..........21-2311-7-15 .......... at #5 North Dakota State* .................... - - .........L ........... 7-5911-21-15 ........ #5 South Dakota State* 2O .................. - - ........W .........30-2412-5-15 .......... at #4 Illinois State^ ............................. - - .........L ..........19-369-10-16 .......... #17 Northern Arizona .............................17 ........W .........34-1010-1-16 .......... at #15 South Dakota State ......................7 .........L ..........14-5210-22-16 ........ #4 North Dakota State ...........................12 .........L ..........13-2110-29-16 ........ at #25 South Dakota ..............................13 ........W .........35-349-30-17 .......... #10 South Dakota ..................................13 .........L ..........33-3810-7-17 .......... at #21 Northern Iowa .............................15 ........W .........38-2910-21-17 ........ at #2 North Dakota State .......................10 .........L ..........12-2410-28-17 ........ #11 South Dakota State .........................12 .........L ..........24-5211-4-17 .......... at #12 Illinois State ...............................15 ........W .........31-1411-25-17 ........ at #11 Weber State^ ...............................9 .........L ..........19-21*Conference game; ^FCS playoff game

RECORD VS. RANKED TEAMSOverall: 43-79-1 • Conference: 29-59 Upsets: 29 • Shutouts: 5 Largest upset: #11 W. Illinois def. #1 YSU, 14-0 (Oct. 3, 1998)



2018 CHALLENGE SERIES: The Missouri Valley Football Conference and the Big Sky Conference are entering the second year of a challenge series. Last year, the MVFC won the inaugural event, 5-3, and this year, the two leagues will play each other eight times, including Western’s season-opener at Montana State.

Over the past five seasons, institutions in the two conferences have played one another 44 times. The Leathernecks won their series matchup a season ago in a 38-20 victory over Northern Arizona.

SEASON-OPENING SUCCESS AGAINST THE FCS: The Leathernecks have had great success in season-opening games against Football Championship Subdivision opponents. Last season, Western defeated Tennessee Tech 41-14 to mark its 13th victory in the last 14 openers (the only loss was a 20-6 decision at Sam Houston State in 2011).

2017: 41-14 at Tennessee Tech2016: 38-21 at Eastern Illinois2015: 33-5 vs. #25 Eastern Illinois2014: 45-6 vs. Valparaiso2013: 42-9 vs. Hampton 2012: 23-15 vs. Butler2011: 20-6 loss at Sam Houston State (eventual national runner-up)2010: 45-0 vs. Valparaiso2009: 35-28 at Sam Houston State2007: 29-26 (4OT) win vs. #20 South Dakota State2006: 31-6 vs. Morehead State2002: 64-7 vs. Drake2001: 17-13 vs. #3 Western Kentucky1997: 41-0 vs. #6 Eastern Illinois.

Since 2000 the Leathernecks have defeated: Division II Wayne State (35-3 in 2003)

and lost to FBS teams: Missouri (50-20 in 2000)Nebraska (56-17 in 2004)Toledo (62-14 in 2005)Arkansas (28-24 in 2008)

ELLIOTT FILES: Jared Elliott became the Leathernecks’ 34th head coach in its 116-year history in January 2018. He previously served as the team’s assistant head coach and co-offensive coordinator since arriving in Macomb in 2016.

RECAPPING 2017: Western concluded its 2017 season with an appearance in the FCS Playoffs to mark its second trip to the tournament in three years and the 11th in program history. The Leathernecks dropped a first-round decision, 21-19, to Weber State.

Western posted an overall record of 8-4, 5-3 in the MVFC, and finished the year ranked 13th in the STATS FCS poll.

CAPTAINS: The letter “C” will be stitched into the uniforms of five Western Illinois football players this upcoming season, as Riggs Baxter (LB), Justin Fitzpatrick (DB), Sean McGuire (QB), Quentin Moon (LB) and Clint Ratkovich (RB) were selected team captains.

OFFENSE ............................... ‘18 17 16 15 14 Total StreakSean McGuire, QB ............................. -- 12 11 4 rs 26 22Drew Wagner, OL .............................. -- 12 9 0 -- 20 12Steve McShane, RB........................... -- 10 11 0 -- 20 9Isaiah LeSure, WR ............................. -- 10 2 0 rs 12 6Adam Conrady, TE ............................. -- 6 4 0 -- 10 0Darron Wheeler, WR .......................... -- 0 5(DB) -- -- 5 0Brandon Gaston, WR ......................... -- 5 0 rs -- 4 2Max Norris, RB .................................. -- 2 0 rs -- 2 0Joe Turk, FB ...................................... -- rs 2 -- -- 2 0

DEFENSE .............................. ‘18 17 16 15 14 TOTAL STREAKXavier Rowe, DB ................................ -- 12 10 10 rs 31 14Riggs Baxter, LB ............................... -- 9 11 4 -- 23 1Khalen Saunders, DL ......................... -- 12 11 0 rs 22 23Pete Swenson, LB ............................. -- 11 7 5 rs 22 3Quentin Moon, LB ............................. -- 11 10 0 -- 19 6Justin Fitzpatrick, DB........................ -- 8 4 2 -- 13 3Timothy Smith, DB ............................ -- 0 4 9 rs 13 0Mike Viti, DB ..................................... -- 4 2 -- -- 5 4Eric Carrera, DB ................................ -- 0 5 rs -- 5 0Tre Hendon, LB .................................. -- 1 rs -- -- 1 0Grant Kasal, DL ................................. -- 1 0 0 rs 1 0

SPECIAL TEAMS .................... ‘18 17 16 15 14 TOTAL STREAKHunter Varga, LS ............................... -- 12 11 2 -- 24 25Adam Fellner, P................................. -- 12 rs -- -- 11 12Sam Crosa, K .................................... -- 12 -- -- -- 11 12Nathan Erickson, Kickoff ................... -- 12 0 rs -- 11 12

CAREER STARTS

CAREER OVERTIME GAMES

Nov. 30, 1991 ................ ^at #8 Marshall .........................................................................L 17-20Sept. 24, 1994 .............. *at Missouri State (2OT) ........................................................... W 31-24Oct. 11, 1997 ................ *#17 Northern Iowa (2OT) ......................................................... W 29-22Oct. 23, 1999 ................ *at Indiana State (3OT) ...............................................................L 36-39Nov. 29, 2003 ................ ^at #11 Montana (2OT) ............................................................. W 43-40Aug. 30, 2007 ................ #20 South Dakota State (4OT) .................................................. W 29-26Nov. 15, 2008 ................ *Illinois State ........................................................................... W 48-45Nov. 14, 2015 ................ *at Indiana State ...................................................................... W 37-30Nov. 21, 2015 ................ *#5 South Dakota State (2OT) .................................................. W 30-24

^Division I FCS playoff game; *Missouri Valley Football Conference game

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BUCK BUCHANAN WATCH LIST: Khalen Saunders has garnered several accolades in his Western Illinois career. Last season, he was named a Phil Steele Third Team All-American and a First Team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference selection, and this preseason he received honors as an MVFC preseason first-teamer and STATS FCS Preseason All-American.

The latter organization also announced its 25-member preseason watch list for the Buck Buchanan Award where Saunders joined four others from the MVFC. The annual honor is given to the most outstanding defensive player in the FCS.

PRESEASON PICKS: League coaches, sports information directors, and local media named six Western Illinois Leathernecks to a preseason all-conference team with three receiving first-team recognition. Defensively, Khalen Saunders, Justin Fitzpatrick, and Steve McShane were first-team selections while Quentin Moon was named to the second team. The honor marked McShane’s second in the preseason, as the running back and return specialist also joined quarterback Sean McGuire as a second-team offensive pick.

WESTERN SELECTED TO FINISH SEVENTH: In MVFC preseason poll, Western was selected to finish the regular season in seventh place. North Dakota State was tabbed as the preseason favorite with 39 first place votes while South Dakota State and Northern Iowa rounded out the top three.

The Leathernecks joined the three and South Dakota as MVFC invites to the 2017 FCS Playoffs. The 2017 season saw Western ranked as high as No. 9 in the STATS FCS national poll before finishing the year No. 13.

A FAMILIAR FACE: When Sean McGuire took over as the starting quarterback late in the 2015 regular season, he led Western to a pair of overtime victories at Indiana State and South Dakota State. In the last three seasons, the Leathernecks are 17-10 with McGuire under center.

AWARD-WINNING SAFETY?: The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) named Justin Fitzpatrick an award winner for his work on a short non-fiction piece entitled “More Than a Number: Sam Pryor’s Story.” The video feature focuses on Sam, a fellow Leatherneck who suits up for the University’s women’s basketball team, and how she navigated life after her mother’s battle with cancer.

Fitzpatrick will be presented with his award at the 42nd Mid-America EMMY Gala on September 22 at the Kansas City Convention Center.

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK: Head coach Jared Elliott welcomed several Leathernecks to the program this past summer in 24 true freshmen and 10 transfers from four-year institutions.

Transfers: George Wahee (Norfolk State), Zach Muniz (Duke), Jared Drake (Ohio State), Derriyon Shaw (Boise State), Demetri Royer (Charleston Southern), Reno Rosene (Duke), Matt Clark (Eastern Kentucky), Laquay Brown (Coastal Carolina), Malik Burns (Temple), and Derrell Grisby (Robert Morris).

VETERAN DEFENSE BACK AGAIN: The Leathernecks return seven starters from their defensive core in Phil Steele Third Team All-American Khalen Saunders (DL), linebackers Pete Swenson, Riggs Baxter and Quentin Moon, and defensive backs Eric Carrera, Xavier Rowe, Mike Viti and Justin Fitzpatrick.

Moon was named an MVFC honorable mention in both the 2016 and 2017 seasons while Fitzpatrick was a second-team selection.

DOUBLE-DUTY: Steve McShane and Justin Fitzpatrick are not only members of Western’s football team, but are also outfielders on the baseball team as well. Both were named All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Second Team at the end of the 2017 season, and McShane doubled down on the honors as a First Team All-Summit League selection.

At the end of the 2018 baseball season, McShane posted the sixth-best batting average in the Summit League and the best on the team (.317). He manages a career .265 average in 107 games (82 starts) with 79 hits, 49 runs, and 26 stolen bases while Fitzpatrick has a career .180 batting average in 84 games (52 starts) with 32 hits and 11 runs.

RUSHING YARDS1,731 - Steve McShane605 - Max Norris

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS15 - Steve McShane8 - Sean McGuire

PASSING YARDS6,925 - Sean McGuire

RECEIVING YARDS703 - Isaiah LeSure628 - Steve McShane

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS8 - Isaiah LeSure

TOTAL OFFENSE7,244 - Sean McGuire1,731 - Steve McShane

INTERCEPTIONS5 - Justin Fitzpatrick5 - Xavier Rowe 5 - Timothy Smith3 - Quentin Moon

TACKLES184 - Quentin Moon173 - Xavier Rowe132 - Khalen Saunders124 - Riggs Baxer120 - Pete Swenson

TACKLES FOR LOSS25.0 - Pete Swenson21.5 - Khalen Saunders19.0 - Quentin Moon

FUMBLE RECOVERIES3 - Quentin Moon2 - Khalen Saunders

ACTIVE CAREER STATISTICAL LEADERS


WESTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL at MONTANA STATELEATHERNECKS IN THE PROS: Entering the final week of preseason camp, former Leathernecks Lance Lenior (Dallas Cowboys), Brett Taylor (Minnesota Vikings), and Jacob Judd (Vikings) were all listed on NFL rosters. Lenoir, a wide receiver, signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Cowboys after the 2017 draft, while Taylor (LB) signed his pro contract this past May and Judd in August.

Tyrin Holloway (DB/Chicago Bears), David Griffith (DB/Los Angeles Chargers), and Jaelon Acklin (WR/Baltimore Ravens) also received mini-camp invites following the 2018 Draft. Acklin appeared in one game for the Ravens in a preseason game versus Chicago before being waived in early-August due to injury.

RIGGS BAXTER 10-PLUS TACKLES13 - at North Dakota State (6 solo/7 assist, 2015)

PETE SWENSON 10-PLUS TACKLES10 - at Weber State (8 solo/ 2 assist, 2017)

ERIC CARRERA 10-PLUS TACKLES10 - at Southern Illinois (5 solo/5 assist, 2016)

QUENTIN MOON 10-PLUS TACKLES14 - at Missouri State (5 solo/9 assist, 2016)12 - at South Dakota (10 solo/2 assist, 2016)10 - at Weber State (6 solo, 4 assist, 2017)10 - at Tennessee Tech (8 solo/2 assist, 2017)10 - Illinois State (5 solo/5 assist, 2016)10 - Indiana State (8 solo/2 assist, 2016)

XAVIER ROWE 10-PLUS TACKLES11 - at Eastern Illinois (6 solo/5 assist, 2016)10 - Northern Arizona (7 solo/3 assist, 2016)10 - at North Dakota State (5 solo/5 assist, 2015)

MIKE VITI 10-PLUS TACKLES11 - at Southern Illinois (8 solo/3 assist, 2016)

ISAIAH LESURE 100-YD RECEIVING GAMES102 - Illinois State (4 rec. - 2016)

STEVE McSHANE 100-YD RUSHING GAMES207 - at Eastern Illinois (28 att./2 TD - 2016)155 - Northern Arizona (24 att./2 TD - 2016)143 - Missouri State (23 att./TD - 2017)112 - at South Dakota (13 att./TD - 2016)

MAX NORRIS 100-YD RUSHING GAMES103 - at Northern Arizona (23 att./TD - 2017)133 - at Tennessee Tech (19 att. - 2017)

PLAYER MILESTONES

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# 5 STEVE MCSHANE / RB & RS / 5-8 / SR. / FREEPORT, ILL.Second Team All- Missouri Valley Football Conference (2016 & 2017)Baseball (WIU, 2016 - ); OutfielderFirst Team All-Summit League (Baseball, 2018)2018 (BSB): Posted the sixth-best batting average in the league and the best on the team (.317) ... ranked second on the team with 45 hits, adding seven doubles and two triples … recorded 18 runs with 14 RBI … went 9-for-10 in stolen bases

Career Single-Game Highs

McGuire, Sean

Points scored: 6, 9 timesTouchdowns: 1, 9 timesRush attempts: 15, Northern Iowa, Nov 12, 2016Rush yards: 48, Northern Iowa, Nov 12, 2016 (15 carries)Rush TDs: 1, 8 timesLong rush: 18, North Dakota State, Oct 22, 2016Pass attempts: 49 [1st], South Dakota, Sep 30, 2017Pass completions: 32 [1st], South Dakota, Sep 30, 2017Pass yards: 441 [1st], South Dakota, Sep 30, 2017Pass TDs: 4 [t-1st], at Indiana State, Nov 11, 2017; South Dakota, Sep 30, 2017Had intercepted: 3 [1st], at Southern Illinois, Nov 19, 2016Long pass: 78 [1st], at Indiana State, Nov 14, 2015Receptions: 1, at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017Receiving yards: 9, at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017 (1 receptions)Receiving TDs: 1 [t-5th], at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017Long reception: 9, at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017Total offense attempts: 57 [1st], Northern Iowa, Nov 12, 2016 (15 rush,42 pass)Total ofense yards: 433 [1st], South Dakota, Sep 30, 2017 (-8 rush,441 pass)All-purpose yards: 48, Northern Iowa, Nov 12, 2016

McShane, Steve

Points scored: 18 [t-1st], South Dakota State, Oct 28, 2017Touchdowns: 3 [t-1st], South Dakota State, Oct 28, 2017Rush attempts: 28 [t-5th], at Eastern Illinois, Sep 01, 2016Rush yards: 207 [1st], at Eastern Illinois, Sep 01, 2016 (28 carries)Rush TDs: 2 [t-2nd], South Dakota State, Oct 28, 2017; at Eastern Illinois, Sep 01, 2016; Northern Arizona, Sep 10, 2016Long rush: 70 [3rd], at Eastern Illinois, Sep 01, 2016Receptions: 4, 5 timesReceiving yards: 66, South Dakota State, Oct 28, 2017 (3 receptions)Receiving TDs: 1 [t-5th], 4 timesLong reception: 59 [5th], at Southern Illinois, Nov 19, 2016Total offense attempts: 28, at Eastern Illinois, Sep 01, 2016 (28 rush,0 pass)Total ofense yards: 207, at Eastern Illinois, Sep 01, 2016 (207 rush,0 pass)All-purpose yards: 263 [3rd], at Eastern Illinois, Sep 01, 2016Punt returns: 3 [t-1st], at Indiana State, Nov 11, 2017; at UNI, Oct 07, 2017Punt return yards: 84 [1st], at Indiana State, Nov 11, 2017 (3 returns)Long punt return: 81 [1st], at Indiana State, Nov 11, 2017Kick returns: 1, at UNI, Oct 07, 2017Kick return yards: 13, at UNI, Oct 07, 2017 (1 returns)Long kick return: 13, at UNI, Oct 07, 2017

Norris, Max

Points scored: 12 [t-4th], Missouri State, Oct 14, 2017Touchdowns: 2 [t-4th], Missouri State, Oct 14, 2017Rush attempts: 23 [t-10th], at Northern Arizona, Sep 09, 2017Rush yards: 133 [10th], at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017 (19 carries)Rush TDs: 2 [t-2nd], Missouri State, Oct 14, 2017Long rush: 45 [8th], at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017Receptions: 2, at Northern Arizona, Sep 09, 2017Receiving yards: 13, at Northern Arizona, Sep 09, 2017 (2 receptions)Long reception: 10, at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017Total offense attempts: 23, at Northern Arizona, Sep 09, 2017 (23 rush,0 pass)Total ofense yards: 133, at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017 (133 rush,0 pass)All-purpose yards: 143, at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017Tackles: 1, at UNI, Oct 07, 2017 (1-0)

# 2 ISAIAH LESURE / WR / 6-3 / SR. / MOUNT HOREB, WIS.

Career single-game highs

Age, Chris

Brown, Laquay

Brunner, John

Conrady, Adam

Points scored: 6, at Indiana State, Nov 11, 2017; Missouri State, Oct 14, 2017; at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017Touchdowns: 1, at Indiana State, Nov 11, 2017; Missouri State, Oct 14, 2017; at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017Receptions: 3, at Weber State, Nov 25, 2017Receiving yards: 67, at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017 (2 receptions)Receiving TDs: 1 [t-5th], at Indiana State, Nov 11, 2017; Missouri State, Oct 14, 2017; at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017Long reception: 57 [t-6th], at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017All-purpose yards: 67, at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017

Gaston, Brandon

Points scored: 6, at Illinois State, Nov 04, 2017; at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017Touchdowns: 1, at Illinois State, Nov 04, 2017; at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017Rush attempts: 1, at UNI, Oct 07, 2017Rush yards: 3, at UNI, Oct 07, 2017 (1 carries)Long rush: 3, at UNI, Oct 07, 2017Receptions: 4, at Northern Arizona, Sep 09, 2017Receiving yards: 56, at Illinois State, Nov 04, 2017 (3 receptions)Receiving TDs: 1 [t-5th], at Illinois State, Nov 04, 2017; at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017Long reception: 35, at Illinois State, Nov 04, 2017Total offense attempts: 1, at UNI, Oct 07, 2017 (1 rush,0 pass)Total ofense yards: 3, at UNI, Oct 07, 2017 (3 rush,0 pass)All-purpose yards: 56, at Illinois State, Nov 04, 2017Tackles: 1, at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017 (0-1); at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017 (0-1)

Karsjens, N.

Lesure, Isaiah

Points scored: 12 [t-4th], Northern Iowa, Nov 12, 2016Touchdowns: 2 [t-4th], Northern Iowa, Nov 12, 2016Rush attempts: 1, Illinois State, Nov 05, 2016; Northern Arizona, Sep 10, 2016Rush yards: 7, Northern Arizona, Sep 10, 2016 (1 carries)Long rush: 7, Northern Arizona, Sep 10, 2016Receptions: 6, Northern Iowa, Nov 12, 2016Receiving yards: 102, Illinois State, Nov 05, 2016 (4 receptions)Receiving TDs: 2 [t-2nd], Northern Iowa, Nov 12, 2016Long reception: 57 [t-6th], at South Dakota, Oct 29, 2016Total offense attempts: 1, Illinois State, Nov 05, 2016 (1 rush,0 pass); Northern Arizona, Sep 10, 2016 (1 rush,0 pass)Total ofense yards: 7, Northern Arizona, Sep 10, 2016 (7 rush,0 pass)All-purpose yards: 104, Illinois State, Nov 05, 2016Kick returns: 4 [t-8th], at South Dakota State, Oct 01, 2016Kick return yards: 59, at South Dakota State, Oct 01, 2016 (4 returns)Long kick return: 24, at Southern Illinois, Nov 19, 2016; at South Dakota State, Oct 01, 2016Tackles: 1, at Missouri State, Oct 15, 2016 (1-0)

OFFENSIVE LEADERS

Individual Career History

Isaiah Lesure

RUSHING g att yards td long avg/c avg/g

2015 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02016 11 2 9 0 7 4.5 0.82017 12 6 34 0 13 5.7 2.8TOTAL 33 8 43 0 13 5.4 1.3

PASSING g cmp-att-int yards td long pct avg/p avg/g effic

2015 10 0-0-0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.02016 11 0-0-0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.02017 12 1-1-0 9 1 9100.0 9.0 0.8 505.6TOTAL 33 1-1-0 9 1 9100.0 9.0 0.3 505.6

TOTAL OFFENSE g rush pass total avg/g

2015 10 0 0 0 0.02016 11 9 0 9 0.82017 12 34 9 43 3.6TOTAL 33 43 9 52 1.6

RECEIVING g rec yards td long rec/g avg/c avg/g

2015 10 5 47 1 20 0.5 9.4 4.72016 11 30 425 5 57 2.7 14.2 38.62017 12 15 231 2 46 1.2 15.4 19.2TOTAL 33 50 703 8 57 1.5 14.1 21.3

SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g

2015 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0.62016 11 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 30 2.72017 12 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 14 1.2TOTAL 33 8 0 8 0 0 1 0 50 1.5

KICK RETURNS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g

2015 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02016 11 7 107 0 24 15.3 9.72017 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0TOTAL 33 7 107 0 24 15.3 3.2

ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g

2015 10 0 47 0 0 0 47 4.72016 11 9 425 0 107 0 541 49.22017 12 34 231 0 0 0 265 22.1TOTAL 33 43 703 0 107 0 853 25.8

TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk qbh

2014 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 02015 10 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 02016 11 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 02017 12 2 0 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 02018 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 33 3 0 3 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Steve McShane


2015 12 65 232 0 29 3.6 19.32016 11 182 917 8 70 5.0 83.42017 11 138 582 7 39 4.2 52.9TOTAL 34 385 1731 15 70 4.5 50.9


2015 12 232 0 232 19.32016 11 917 0 917 83.42017 11 582 0 582 52.9TOTAL 34 1731 0 1731 50.9


2015 12 12 87 0 19 1.0 7.2 7.22016 11 23 234 1 59 2.1 10.2 21.32017 11 32 307 3 47 2.9 9.6 27.9TOTAL 34 67 628 4 59 2.0 9.4 18.5


2015 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02016 11 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 54 4.92017 11 11 7 3 1 0 0 0 66 6.0TOTAL 34 20 15 4 1 0 0 0 120 3.5

PUNT RETURNS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g

2015 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02016 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02017 11 13 240 1 81 18.5 21.8TOTAL 34 13 240 1 81 18.5 7.1


2015 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02016 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02017 11 1 13 0 13 13.0 1.2TOTAL 34 1 13 0 13 13.0 0.4


2015 12 232 87 0 0 0 319 26.62016 11 917 234 0 0 0 1151 104.62017 11 582 307 240 13 0 1142 103.8TOTAL 34 1731 628 240 13 0 2612 76.8



# 18 SEAN MCGUIRE / QB / 6-3 / SR. / FRANKLIN, WIS.Team Captain (2016-18)Missouri Valley Football Conference Honorable Mention (2016 & 2017)Missouri Valley All-Newcomer Team (2015)


McGuire, Sean


McShane, Steve


Norris, Max


OFFENSIVE LEADERS


Sean McGuire


2015 10 32 79 2 11 2.5 7.92016 11 85 207 5 18 2.4 18.82017 12 55 33 1 16 0.6 2.8TOTAL 33 172 319 8 18 1.9 9.7


2015 10 85-158-6 1159 6 78 53.8 7.3 115.9 120.42016 11 230-396-12 2914 20 68 58.1 7.4 264.9 130.52017 12 220-343-7 2852 25 62 64.1 8.3 237.7 154.0TOTAL 33 535-897-25 6925 51 78 59.6 7.7 209.8 137.7


2015 10 79 1159 1238 123.82016 11 207 2914 3121 283.72017 12 33 2852 2885 240.4TOTAL 33 319 6925 7244 219.5


2015 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.02016 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.02017 12 1 9 1 9 0.1 9.0 0.8TOTAL 33 1 9 1 9 0.0 9.0 0.3


2015 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.22016 11 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 30 2.72017 12 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 12 1.0TOTAL 33 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 54 1.6


2015 10 79 0 0 0 0 79 7.92016 11 207 0 0 0 0 207 18.82017 12 33 9 0 0 0 42 3.5TOTAL 33 319 9 0 0 0 328 9.9

Trey McJunkin

PARTICIPATION g

2018 0 No other statisticsTOTAL 0 No other statistics

# 10 BRANDON GASTON / WR / 6-2 / R-JR. / GLENWOOD, ILL.


Age, Chris

Brown, Laquay

Brunner, John

Conrady, Adam


Gaston, Brandon


Karsjens, N.

Lesure, Isaiah



Izaiah Fuller

PARTICIPATION g

2017 7 No other statistics2018 0 No other statisticsTOTAL 7 No other statistics

Brandon Gaston


2017 12 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.2TOTAL 12 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.2


2017 12 3 0 3 0.2TOTAL 12 3 0 3 0.2


2017 12 23 297 2 35 1.9 12.9 24.8TOTAL 12 23 297 2 35 1.9 12.9 24.8


2017 12 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 1.0TOTAL 12 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 1.0


2017 12 3 297 0 0 0 300 25.0TOTAL 12 3 297 0 0 0 300 25.0


2015 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 02016 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 02017 12 0 2 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 02018 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 12 0 2 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0

Deshon Gavin

PARTICIPATION g


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OFFENSIVE / SPECIAL TEAM LEADERS# 35 MAX NORRIS / RB / 5-10 / R-JR. / GREENWOOD, IND.Missouri Valley Football Conference Honorable Mention (2017)


McGuire, Sean


McShane, Steve


Norris, Max


# 83 ADAM CONRADY / TE / 6-6 / SR. / ROCHESTER, ILL.


Age, Chris

Brown, Laquay

Brunner, John

Conrady, Adam


Gaston, Brandon


Karsjens, N.

Lesure, Isaiah



Dallas Nichols

INTERCEPTIONS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g

2014 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.02015 10 2 -8 0 0 -4.0 -0.8TOTAL 12 3 -8 0 0 -2.7 -0.7


2014 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02015 10 0 0 0 0 -8 -8 -0.8TOTAL 12 0 0 0 0 -8 -8 -0.7


2014 2 4 6 10 0.5-0 2 0 0 0 02015 10 41 20 61 5.0-15 7 0 0 0 0TOTAL 12 45 26 71 5.5-15 9 0 0 0 0

Max Norris


2016 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02017 11 117 656 5 45 5.6 59.6TOTAL 14 117 656 5 45 5.6 46.9


2016 3 0 0 0 0.02017 11 656 0 656 59.6TOTAL 14 656 0 656 46.9


2016 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.02017 11 4 24 0 10 0.4 6.0 2.2TOTAL 14 4 24 0 10 0.3 6.0 1.7


2016 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02017 11 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 30 2.7TOTAL 14 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 30 2.1


2016 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02017 11 656 24 0 0 0 680 61.8TOTAL 14 656 24 0 0 0 680 48.6


2016 3 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 02017 11 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 02018 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 14 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0


Cameron Clemons


2017 3 1 15 0 15 0.3 15.0 5.0TOTAL 3 1 15 0 15 0.3 15.0 5.0


2017 3 0 15 0 0 0 15 5.0TOTAL 3 0 15 0 0 0 15 5.0

Kyle Coale

PARTICIPATION g


Adam Conrady


2015 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.02016 6 4 40 0 11 0.7 10.0 6.72017 12 13 188 3 57 1.1 14.5 15.7TOTAL 31 17 228 3 57 0.5 13.4 7.4


2015 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02016 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02017 12 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 18 1.5TOTAL 31 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 18 0.6


2015 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02016 6 0 40 0 0 0 40 6.72017 12 0 188 0 0 0 188 15.7TOTAL 31 0 228 0 0 0 228 7.4

Justin Corbett


2015 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 02016 10 8 1 9 2.0-4 0 0 0 0 1TOTAL 10 8 1 9 2.0-4 0 0 0 0 1

M. Constenson-Segura

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# 32 SAM CROSA / K / 5-8 / R-JR. / COLUMBUS, OHIOCareer single-game highs

Crosa, Sam

Points scored: 11, at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017Kick PATs: 7 [1st], at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017Points by kicking: 11 [1st], at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017Field goals made: 2 [t-1st], at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017; at Weber State, Nov 25, 2017Field goal attempts: 2 [t-9th], at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017; at Weber State, Nov 25, 2017Longest field goal: 45 [t-2nd], at Weber State, Nov 25, 2017

Erickson, N.

Fellner, Adam

Pass attempts: 1, at UNI, Oct 07, 2017Total offense attempts: 1, at UNI, Oct 07, 2017 (0 rush,1 pass)Punt attempts: 8 [t-1st], at UNI, Oct 07, 2017Punt yards: 304 [4th], at UNI, Oct 07, 2017 (8 punts)Longest punt: 62 [1st], Southern Illinois, Nov 18, 2017Tackles: 1, Missouri State, Oct 14, 2017 (1-0)

Lesure, Isaiah


McShane, Steve



Crosa, Sam

Points scored: 11, at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017Kick PATs: 7 [1st], at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017Points by kicking: 11 [1st], at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017Field goals made: 2 [t-1st], at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017; at Weber State, Nov 25, 2017Field goal attempts: 2 [t-9th], at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017; at Weber State, Nov 25, 2017Longest field goal: 45 [t-2nd], at Weber State, Nov 25, 2017

Erickson, N.

Fellner, Adam

Pass attempts: 1, at UNI, Oct 07, 2017Total offense attempts: 1, at UNI, Oct 07, 2017 (0 rush,1 pass)Punt attempts: 8 [t-1st], at UNI, Oct 07, 2017Punt yards: 304 [4th], at UNI, Oct 07, 2017 (8 punts)Longest punt: 62 [1st], Southern Illinois, Nov 18, 2017Tackles: 1, Missouri State, Oct 14, 2017 (1-0)

Lesure, Isaiah


McShane, Steve


# 89 ADAM FELLNER / P / 6-4 / R-SO. / OZARK, MO.


Sam Crosa


2017 12 0 0 0 0 46 0 10 76 6.3TOTAL 12 0 0 0 0 46 0 10 76 6.3

FIELD GOALS g made att long pct

2017 12 10 10 45 100.0TOTAL 12 10 10 45 100.0

Brody Crossin

PARTICIPATION g


Brandon De La Cruz

PARTICIPATION g


Myron Cunningham

PARTICIPATION g


Jeremy Curry


2014 12 12 14 26 7.0-29 1 1 0 0 1TOTAL 12 12 14 26 7.0-29 1 1 0 0 1

SACKS g ua a total yards

2014 12 2 3 3.5 24TOTAL 12 2 3 3.5 24

Nick D'Ambra

PARTICIPATION g



Josh Faulkenberry

PARTICIPATION g


Adam Fellner


2017 12 0-1-0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0TOTAL 12 0-1-0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


2017 12 0 0 0 0.0TOTAL 12 0 0 0 0.0

PUNTING g no. yards long avg

2017 12 60 2314 62 38.6TOTAL 12 60 2314 62 38.6


2016 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 02017 12 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 02018 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 12 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0



#24 MIKE VITI / DB / 6-0 / JR. / CAMP HILL, PA.


Swenson, Pete

Points scored: 2, at UNI, Oct 07, 2017Tackles: 10, at Weber State, Nov 25, 2017 (8-2)Sacks: 4.0 [1st], at Dayton, Nov 28, 2015 (4-0)Tackles for loss: 5.0 [1st], at Dayton, Nov 28, 2015 (5-0)Fumbles forced: 1 [t-1st], at Illinois State, Nov 04, 2017Pass breakups: 1, 4 times

Turk, Joe

Points scored: 6, at Southern Illinois, Nov 19, 2016Touchdowns: 1, at Southern Illinois, Nov 19, 2016Receptions: 2, Indiana State, Oct 08, 2016; Northern Arizona, Sep 10, 2016Receiving yards: 15, Indiana State, Oct 08, 2016 (2 receptions)Receiving TDs: 1 [t-5th], at Southern Illinois, Nov 19, 2016Long reception: 10, Indiana State, Oct 08, 2016All-purpose yards: 15, Indiana State, Oct 08, 2016

Viti, Mike

Points scored: 6, at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017Touchdowns: 1, at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017All-purpose yards: 45, at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017Interceptions: 1 [t-3rd], at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017; at Southern Illinois, Nov 19, 2016Long interception return: 45 [2nd], at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017Tackles: 11, at Southern Illinois, Nov 19, 2016 (8-3)Tackles for loss: .5, at Illinois State, Nov 04, 2017 (0-0)Pass breakups: 5 [1st], at Southern Illinois, Nov 19, 2016

Wheeler, Darron

Points scored: 6, at Indiana State, Nov 11, 2017Touchdowns: 1, at Indiana State, Nov 11, 2017Receptions: 3, at Indiana State, Nov 11, 2017Receiving yards: 14, at Indiana State, Nov 11, 2017 (3 receptions)Receiving TDs: 1 [t-5th], at Indiana State, Nov 11, 2017Long reception: 6, at Indiana State, Nov 11, 2017All-purpose yards: 138, South Dakota State, Oct 28, 2017Punt returns: 1, South Dakota, Sep 30, 2017Punt return yards: -3, South Dakota, Sep 30, 2017 (1 returns)Kick returns: 6 [t-1st], South Dakota State, Oct 28, 2017Kick return yards: 138 [1st], South Dakota State, Oct 28, 2017 (6 returns)Long kick return: 42 [4th], South Dakota State, Oct 28, 2017Interceptions: 1 [t-3rd], North Dakota State, Oct 22, 2016Long interception return: 25 [8th], North Dakota State, Oct 22, 2016Tackles: 5, at South Dakota, Oct 29, 2016 (4-1)Tackles for loss: 1.0, at South Dakota, Oct 29, 2016 (1-0)Fumbles forced: 1 [t-1st], Northern Arizona, Sep 10, 2016; at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017Pass breakups: 1, at South Dakota State, Oct 01, 2016; Indiana State, Oct 08, 2016; at Northern Illinois, Sep 24, 2016

Whitley, Andre

# 39 QUENTIN MOON / LB / 6-2 / SR. / INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Team Captain (2017-18)Missouri Valley Football Conference Honorable Mention (2016 & 2017)


Hendon, Tre

Tackles: 7, South Dakota, Sep 30, 2017 (2-5)Tackles for loss: 1.0, at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017 (1-0); South Dakota, Sep 30, 2017 (1-0)

Moon, Quentin

Points scored: 6, at North Dakota State, Oct 21, 2017Touchdowns: 1, at North Dakota State, Oct 21, 2017All-purpose yards: 43, at North Dakota State, Oct 21, 2017Interceptions: 1 [t-3rd], at Missouri State, Oct 15, 2016; at North Dakota State, Oct 21, 2017; South Dakota State, Oct 28, 2017Long interception return: 43 [3rd], at North Dakota State, Oct 21, 2017Tackles: 14, at Missouri State, Oct 15, 2016 (5-9)Sacks: 1.0 [t-6th], 4 timesTackles for loss: 3.5 [4th], at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017 (3-0)Fumbles forced: 1 [t-1st], at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017; South Dakota State, Nov 21, 2015Fumbles recovered: 2 [t-1st], at Southern Illinois, Nov 19, 2016Pass breakups: 2 [t-5th], at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017Blocked kicks: 1 [t-1st], at Northern Arizona, Sep 09, 2017; Northern Arizona, Sep 10, 2016

Muniz, Zach

Oquendo, N.

Preston, Eryk

Tackles: 1, at Indiana State, Nov 11, 2017 (1-0); Northern Arizona, Sep 10, 2016 (1-0); at Northern Illinois, Sep 24, 2016 (1-0)Tackles for loss: 1.0, at Indiana State, Nov 11, 2017 (1-0)

Rehfeld, Tom

Tackles: 1, 4 times

Rowe, Xavier

All-purpose yards: 29, at Southern Illinois, Nov 19, 2016Interceptions: 2 [t-1st], at Southern Illinois, Nov 19, 2016Long interception return: 19, at Southern Illinois, Nov 19, 2016Tackles: 11, at Eastern Illinois, Sep 01, 2016 (6-5)Tackles for loss: 1.0, at North Dakota State, Nov 07, 2015 (1-0); at Indiana State, Nov 11, 2017 (1-0); Southern Illinois, Nov 18, 2017 (1-0)Fumbles forced: 1 [t-1st], at UNI, Oct 07, 2017Pass breakups: 4 [2nd], at UNI, Oct 17, 2015

Saunders, K.

# 6 XAVIER ROWE / DB / 6-0 / SR. / OAK PARK, ILL.Missouri Valley All-Newcomer Team (2015)


Hendon, Tre

Tackles: 7, South Dakota, Sep 30, 2017 (2-5)Tackles for loss: 1.0, at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017 (1-0); South Dakota, Sep 30, 2017 (1-0)

Moon, Quentin

Points scored: 6, at North Dakota State, Oct 21, 2017Touchdowns: 1, at North Dakota State, Oct 21, 2017All-purpose yards: 43, at North Dakota State, Oct 21, 2017Interceptions: 1 [t-3rd], at Missouri State, Oct 15, 2016; at North Dakota State, Oct 21, 2017; South Dakota State, Oct 28, 2017Long interception return: 43 [3rd], at North Dakota State, Oct 21, 2017Tackles: 14, at Missouri State, Oct 15, 2016 (5-9)Sacks: 1.0 [t-6th], 4 timesTackles for loss: 3.5 [4th], at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017 (3-0)Fumbles forced: 1 [t-1st], at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017; South Dakota State, Nov 21, 2015Fumbles recovered: 2 [t-1st], at Southern Illinois, Nov 19, 2016Pass breakups: 2 [t-5th], at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017Blocked kicks: 1 [t-1st], at Northern Arizona, Sep 09, 2017; Northern Arizona, Sep 10, 2016

Muniz, Zach

Oquendo, N.

Preston, Eryk

Tackles: 1, at Indiana State, Nov 11, 2017 (1-0); Northern Arizona, Sep 10, 2016 (1-0); at Northern Illinois, Sep 24, 2016 (1-0)Tackles for loss: 1.0, at Indiana State, Nov 11, 2017 (1-0)

Rehfeld, Tom

Tackles: 1, 4 times

Rowe, Xavier

All-purpose yards: 29, at Southern Illinois, Nov 19, 2016Interceptions: 2 [t-1st], at Southern Illinois, Nov 19, 2016Long interception return: 19, at Southern Illinois, Nov 19, 2016Tackles: 11, at Eastern Illinois, Sep 01, 2016 (6-5)Tackles for loss: 1.0, at North Dakota State, Nov 07, 2015 (1-0); at Indiana State, Nov 11, 2017 (1-0); Southern Illinois, Nov 18, 2017 (1-0)Fumbles forced: 1 [t-1st], at UNI, Oct 07, 2017Pass breakups: 4 [2nd], at UNI, Oct 17, 2015

Saunders, K.


Baxter, Riggs

All-purpose yards: 3, at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017Interceptions: 1 [t-3rd], at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017Long interception return: 3, at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017Tackles: 13, at North Dakota State, Nov 07, 2015 (6-7)Sacks: 1.0 [t-6th], at Indiana State, Nov 14, 2015 (1-0)Tackles for loss: 1.0, 7 timesFumbles forced: 1 [t-1st], at Indiana State, Nov 11, 2017; at Dayton, Nov 28, 2015Pass breakups: 1, 7 times

Bishoff, M.

Tackles: 6, at Illinois State, Oct 24, 2015 (3-3); Eastern Illinois, Sep 03, 2015 (5-1)Tackles for loss: 1.0, at Coastal Carolina, Sep 19, 2015 (1-0)Pass breakups: 1, Eastern Illinois, Sep 03, 2015

Burns, Malik

Carrera, Eric

Points scored: 6, at Northern Arizona, Sep 09, 2017Touchdowns: 1, at Northern Arizona, Sep 09, 2017Interceptions: 1 [t-3rd], Northern Iowa, Nov 12, 2016Tackles: 10, at Southern Illinois, Nov 19, 2016 (5-5)Sacks: 1.0 [t-6th], at Southern Illinois, Nov 19, 2016 (1-0); Missouri State, Oct 14, 2017 (1-0)Tackles for loss: 1.0, 4 timesFumbles forced: 1 [t-1st], at Southern Illinois, Nov 19, 2016Fumbles recovered: 1 [t-3rd], at Northern Arizona, Sep 09, 2017Pass breakups: 2 [t-5th], Missouri State, Oct 14, 2017

Clemons, C.

Fitzpatrick, J.

Tackles: 7, at South Dakota State, Oct 01, 2016 (5-2); Northern Arizona, Sep 10, 2016 (6-1)Tackles for loss: 1.0, Eastern Illinois, Sep 03, 2015 (1-0); at Northern Illinois, Sep 24, 2016 (1-0)Pass breakups: 2 [t-5th], Eastern Illinois, Sep 03, 2015

Glisan, Zach

Tackles: 5, at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017 (4-1)Tackles for loss: .5, at Illinois State, Nov 04, 2017 (0-0)Fumbles forced: 1 [t-1st], at Illinois State, Nov 04, 2017Fumbles recovered: 1 [t-3rd], at Illinois State, Nov 04, 2017

# 30 JUSTIN FITZPATRICK / DB / 6-1 / SR. / O’FALLON, MO.Team Captain (2018)Second Team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference (2017)Baseball (WIU, 2016 - ); Outfielder 2018 (BSB): Appeared in 31 games with 20 starts ... bat .178 with 13 hits and five RBI

DEFENSIVE LEADERS


Isaiah Ross

PARTICIPATION g


Jared Ross

PARTICIPATION g


Michael Ross

PARTICIPATION g


Xavier Rowe


2015 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02016 11 3 31 0 19 10.3 2.82017 12 2 16 0 11 8.0 1.3TOTAL 36 5 47 0 19 9.4 1.3


2015 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02016 11 0 0 0 0 31 31 2.82017 12 0 0 0 0 16 16 1.3TOTAL 36 0 0 0 0 47 47 1.3


2015 13 49 15 64 1.0-4 7 0 0 0 02016 11 39 20 59 0.5-1 6 0 0 0 02017 12 28 22 50 2.0-2 13 1 0 0 12018 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 36 116 57 173 3.5-7 26 1 0 0 1

Demetri Royer

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Mike Viti


2016 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02017 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.5TOTAL 23 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.3


2016 11 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.02017 12 1 45 1 45 45.0 3.8TOTAL 23 2 45 1 45 22.5 2.0


2016 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02017 12 0 0 0 0 45 45 3.8TOTAL 23 0 0 0 0 45 45 2.0


2016 11 25 7 32 0.0-0 10 0 0 0 02017 12 12 6 18 0.5-1 6 0 0 0 02018 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 23 37 13 50 0.5-1 16 0 0 0 0

Drew Wagner


2015 10 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 02016 10 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 02017 12 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 02018 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 32 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0

George Wahee

PARTICIPATION g


Mitchell Wallin

PARTICIPATION g


Eli Watson

PARTICIPATION g



Justin Fitzpatrick


2015 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02016 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02017 12 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0TOTAL 32 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0


2015 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02016 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02017 12 5 2 0 2 0.4 0.2TOTAL 32 5 2 0 2 0.4 0.1


2015 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02016 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02017 12 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2TOTAL 32 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.1


2015 9 10 4 14 1.0-1 3 0 0 0 02016 11 16 3 19 1.0-2 3 0 0 0 02017 12 39 18 57 4.5-25 11 2 0 0 22018 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 32 65 25 90 6.5-28 17 2 0 0 2

Korby Foxall

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Josh Franke

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Gavin Fuchs

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Elliot Montgomery

PARTICIPATION g


Quentin Moon


2015 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02016 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02017 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.5TOTAL 35 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0.2


2015 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02016 11 1 8 0 8 8.0 0.72017 11 2 65 1 43 32.5 5.9TOTAL 35 3 73 1 43 24.3 2.1


2015 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02016 11 0 0 0 0 8 8 0.72017 11 0 0 0 0 65 65 5.9TOTAL 35 0 0 0 0 73 73 2.1


2015 13 15 11 26 2.0-7 1 1 0 0 02016 11 46 42 88 6.0-30 2 0 2 1 52017 11 39 31 70 11.0-43 5 1 1 1 32018 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 35 100 84 184 19.0-80 8 2 3 2 8


2015 13 0 0 0.0 02016 11 2 0 2.0 182017 11 2 0 2.0 142018 0 0 0 0.0 0TOTAL 35 4 0 4.0 32

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DEFENSIVE LEADERS# 99 KHALEN SAUNDERS / DL / 6-2 / SR. / ST. LOUIS, MO. FCS Buck Buchanan Preseason Watch List (2018)First Team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference (2017)Phil Steele Third Team All-American (2017)Missouri Valley Football Conference Honorable Mention (2016)Career single-game highs

Khalen Saunders

Points scored: 6, at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017Touchdowns: 1, at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017Rush attempts: 1, at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017; Southern Illinois, Nov 18, 2017; at Northern Arizona, Sep 09, 2017Rush yards: 1, at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017 (1 carries); Southern Illinois, Nov 18, 2017 (1 carries)Rush TDs: 1, at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017Long rush: 1, at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017; Southern Illinois, Nov 18, 2017Total offense attempts: 1, at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017 (1 rush,0 pass); Southern Illinois, Nov 18, 2017 (1 rush,0 pass); at Northern Arizona, Sep 09, 2017 (1 rush,0 pass)Total ofense yards: 1, at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017 (1 rush,0 pass); Southern Illinois, Nov 18, 2017 (1 rush,0 pass)All-purpose yards: 1, at Tennessee Tech, Aug 31, 2017; Southern Illinois, Nov 18, 2017Tackles: 8, at UNI, Oct 07, 2017 (3-5); Missouri State, Oct 14, 2017 (4-4); at South Dakota, Oct 29, 2016 (7-1)Sacks: 2.0 [3rd], at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017 (2-0)Tackles for loss: 2.0 [t-10th], 4 timesFumbles forced: 1 [t-1st], Missouri State, Oct 14, 2017; at Northern Arizona, Sep 09, 2017; South Dakota, Sep 30, 2017Fumbles recovered: 1 [t-3rd], at Illinois State, Nov 04, 2017; at Coastal Carolina, Sep 19, 2015Pass breakups: 1, 5 timesBlocked kicks: 1 [t-1st], North Dakota State, Oct 22, 2016

# 58 RIGGS BAXTER / LB / 6-1 / SR. / THORNTOWN, IND. Team Captain (2017-18)Missouri Valley Football Conference Honorable Mention (2016) Career single-game highs

Baxter, Riggs

All-purpose yards: 3, at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017Interceptions: 1 [t-3rd], at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017Long interception return: 3, at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017Tackles: 13, at North Dakota State, Nov 07, 2015 (6-7)Sacks: 1.0 [t-6th], at Indiana State, Nov 14, 2015 (1-0)Tackles for loss: 1.0, 7 timesFumbles forced: 1 [t-1st], at Indiana State, Nov 11, 2017; at Dayton, Nov 28, 2015Pass breakups: 1, 7 times

Bishoff, M.

Tackles: 6, at Illinois State, Oct 24, 2015 (3-3); Eastern Illinois, Sep 03, 2015 (5-1)Tackles for loss: 1.0, at Coastal Carolina, Sep 19, 2015 (1-0)Pass breakups: 1, Eastern Illinois, Sep 03, 2015

Burns, Malik

Carrera, Eric

Points scored: 6, at Northern Arizona, Sep 09, 2017Touchdowns: 1, at Northern Arizona, Sep 09, 2017Interceptions: 1 [t-3rd], Northern Iowa, Nov 12, 2016Tackles: 10, at Southern Illinois, Nov 19, 2016 (5-5)Sacks: 1.0 [t-6th], at Southern Illinois, Nov 19, 2016 (1-0); Missouri State, Oct 14, 2017 (1-0)Tackles for loss: 1.0, 4 timesFumbles forced: 1 [t-1st], at Southern Illinois, Nov 19, 2016Fumbles recovered: 1 [t-3rd], at Northern Arizona, Sep 09, 2017Pass breakups: 2 [t-5th], Missouri State, Oct 14, 2017

Clemons, C.

Fitzpatrick, J.

Tackles: 7, at South Dakota State, Oct 01, 2016 (5-2); Northern Arizona, Sep 10, 2016 (6-1)Tackles for loss: 1.0, Eastern Illinois, Sep 03, 2015 (1-0); at Northern Illinois, Sep 24, 2016 (1-0)Pass breakups: 2 [t-5th], Eastern Illinois, Sep 03, 2015

Glisan, Zach

Tackles: 5, at Coastal Carolina, Sep 23, 2017 (4-1)Tackles for loss: .5, at Illinois State, Nov 04, 2017 (0-0)Fumbles forced: 1 [t-1st], at Illinois State, Nov 04, 2017Fumbles recovered: 1 [t-3rd], at Illinois State, Nov 04, 2017


Riggs, Baxter


2015 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02016 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02017 12 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.2TOTAL 35 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.1


2015 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02016 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02017 12 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.2TOTAL 35 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.1


2015 12 28 11 39 3.0-13 1 1 0 0 22016 11 30 22 52 3.5-12 6 0 0 0 02017 12 13 20 33 3.0-7 1 1 0 0 02018 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 35 71 53 124 9.5-32 8 2 0 0 2


2015 12 1 0 1.0 102016 11 0 0 0.0 02017 12 0 0 0.0 02018 0 0 0 0.0 0TOTAL 35 1 0 1.0 10

Spencer Beatty

PARTICIPATION g


Greg Benton Jr.

PARTICIPATION g


Nolan Bielskis

PARTICIPATION g



Kyle Sanft

PARTICIPATION g


Frankie Santoro

PARTICIPATION g


Khalen Saunders

PARTICIPATION g


Khalen Saunders


2015 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02016 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02017 12 3 2 1 1 0.7 0.2TOTAL 36 3 2 1 1 0.7 0.1


2015 13 0 0 0 0.02016 11 0 0 0 0.02017 12 2 0 2 0.2TOTAL 36 2 0 2 0.1


2015 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02016 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02017 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.5TOTAL 36 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.2


2015 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02016 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02017 12 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.2TOTAL 36 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.1


2015 13 20 7 27 4.5-22 0 0 1 0 12016 11 34 14 48 5.0-12 2 0 0 1 12017 12 31 26 57 12.0-65 3 3 1 0 4TOTAL 36 85 47 132 21.5-99 5 3 2 1 6


2015 13 2 1 2.5 182016 11 1 1 1.5 42017 12 7 1 7.5 56TOTAL 36 10 3 11.5 78



GAME MOST RUSHING YARDS IN A HALF:1. 282 - Herb Donaldson .......... (11/4/06, 2nd half vs. Indiana State)#2. 229 - Travis Glasford .........................(9/11/04, 1st half vs. Cheney)3. 214 - Aaron Stecker ......................(11/1/97, 2nd half vs. S. Illinois)4. 168 - Steve McShane .... (9/1/16, 2nd half at Eastern Illinois)5. 147 - Herb Donaldson ................. (9/15/07, 1st half vs. St. Francis)6. 146 - Herb Donaldson ................(10/4/08, 2nd half at Missouri St.)

# Football Championship Subdivision record

MOST RUSHING YARDS IN A QUARTER:1. 157 - Herb Donaldson ........ (11/4/06, 4th quarter vs. Indiana State)2. 142 - Travis Glasford ....................(9/11/04, 1st quarter vs. Cheney)3. 125 - Herb Donaldson ........ (11/4/06, 3rd quarter vs. Indiana State)4. 124 - Aaron Stecker .............. (9/13/97, 4th quarter at Alcorn State)5. 115 - Nikko Watson ..... (11/12/11, 2nd quarter vs. South Dakota St)6. 110 - Steve McShane (9/1/16, 4th quarter at Eastern Illinois)7. 108 - Herb Donaldson ............ (9/15/07, 1st quarter vs. St. Francis)8. 106 - Herb Donaldson .................... (9/6/08, 1st quarter vs. Quincy)9. 102 - Herb Donaldson .........(10/27/07, 1st quarter at Illinois State)

PASS YARDS (MINIMUM 350 YARDS)1. 472 Sam Clemons (Sr) ................................... Indiana State 11/17/012. 452 Matt Barr (Sr) .......................................... Illinois State 10/30/103. 441 Sean McGuire (Jr) .........................South Dakota 9/30/174. 437 Matt Barr (Jr) ............................... at Sam Houston State 9/3/095. 407 Paul Singer (Sr) ....................................... W. Kentucky 11/26/886. 402 Matt Barr (Sr) ....................................... Missouri State 10/23/107. 401 Donny Simmons (Sr) .............................. Indiana State 10/24/928. 395 Sam Clemons (Sr) ................................... Southern Utah 10/6/019. 382 Russ Michna (Jr) ............................. at Northern Illinois 9/21/0210. 375 Russ Michna (Sr) .......................................at Montana 10/29/03 375 Russ Michna (Sr) ............................... Southern Illinois 10/18/03 375 Paul Singer (Sr) ....................................at Indiana State 9/24/8813. 370 Trenton Norvell (Jr) ................................at Coastal Car., 9/19/15 365 Sam Clemons (Sr) ................................. Missouri State 10/27/0115. 363 Sean McGuire (So) ......................... Indiana State 10/8/16 363 Steve LaFalce (Jr) ..................................at Youngstown St. 10/15/05 363 Rob St. Sauver (Jr) ................................ at Central Florida 10/16/93 363 Paul Singer (Fr) .......................................................UNI 10/5/85

COMPLETIONS1. 32 Paul Singer (Jr) ................................. Missouri State 10/26/87 32 Paul Singer (Sr) ................................................ WKU 11/26/883. 31 Sean McGuire (Jr) .......................South Dakota 9/30/17 31 Trenton Norvell (Jr) .......................................... at CCU 9/19/15

50-YARD FIELD GOALS1. 56 Taylor Rowan (Jr) ....................................Southern Illinois 11/3/07 56 Mike Scifres (Jr) ...................................................at UNI 11/18/003. 55 Taylor Rowan (Jr) ..................................at Stephen F. Austin 9/22/07 55 Joe Lopez (So) ........................................ at Missouri St. 10/10/985. 54 Taylor Rowan (Sr) .................................................. at NDSU 10/11/086. 53 Taylor Rowan (Jr) ................................... at Illinois State 10/27/07 53 Taylor Rowan (So) .................................................at UNI 10/28/06 53 Taylor Rowan (So)................................... Kentucky Wesleyan 9/16/06 53 Justin Langan (Sr) ....................................at Western Kentucky 11/13/04 53 Justin Langan (So) ..................................Youngstown State 10/26/0211. 52 Nathan Erickson (So.)............................ at NDSU 10/21/17 52 Taylor Rowan (Jr) .........................................Saint Francis 9/15/07 52 Keith Jones (Jr) ......................................... Cal Poly-SLO 10/26/96

SACKS1. 6 Craig Phalen (Sr) ....................................vs. Nebraska Omaha 11/7/772. 4 Pete Swenson (RFr) ............................. at Dayton 11/28/15 4 Thomas Morgan (Jr) ............................................................... 1982 4 Regis Dansdill (Sr) ................................................................. 1981 4 John Teerlinck (Sr)................................................................. 1973

LONGEST PUNT RETURN1. *95 James Norris (Jr)............................... at Eastern Michigan 9/4/032. *88 Todd Speight (Jr) ..................................Stephen F. Austin 9/19/093. *86 Jamaine Blalock (Jr) ................................... Alcorn State 9/14/96 *86 Ashlee Frazier (Jr).................................................. MVSU 9/11/995. *85 Tim Jackson (Fr) ................................. at Northern Colorado 9/23/066. *84 Jamaine Blalock (Sr) ............................... Eastern Illinois 8/28/977. *81 Steve McShane (Jr) .......................at Ind. State, 11/11/178. 77 Steve McShane (Jr) ........................South Dakota 9/30/179. 75 Steve Decker (Sr) .......................................Morgan State 11/7/9210. 71 Jamaine Blalock (Jr) ................................ NW Oklahoma 8/29/96* resulted in TD

SEASON YARDS PER CARRY ..................................... Att ..... Yds ....... Year1. 6.265 Aaron Stecker (Jr)............................. 366 ...... 2293 ........ 19972. 6.171 Charles Tharp (Sr) ............................ 252 ...... 1555 ........ 20003. 6.082 Herb Donaldson (So) ......................... 233 ...... 1417 ........ 20064. 5.757 Herb Donaldson (Jr) .......................... 259 ...... 1491 ........ 20075. 5.6 Max Norris (S0) ......................... 117 .... 656 ....... 20176. 5.506 Herb Donaldson (Sr) ......................... 324 ...... 1784 ........ 20087. 5.370 Kendall McDonald (Sr) ...................... 189 ...... 1015 ........ 19949. 5.360 Bryce Flowers (Fr) ............................ 150 ...... 804 .......... 201010. 5.319 J.C. Baker (Jr) .................................. 216 ...... 1149 ........ 201310. 5.142 J.C. Baker (Sr) .................................. 246 ...... 1265 ........ 2014

200-YARD RUSH GAMES1. 6 Aaron Stecker (Jr)........................................................... 19972. 4 Herb Donaldson (Sr) ....................................................... 20083. 2 Herb Donaldson (Jr) ........................................................ 2007 2 Travis Glasford (Jr) .......................................................... 2004 2 Charles Tharp (Sr) .......................................................... 20006. 1 Steve McShane (So) ............................................ 2016 1 Herb Donaldson (So) ....................................................... 2006 1 Travis Glasford (Sr) ......................................................... 2005 1 Travis Glasford (So) ......................................................... 2003 1 Brian Knuckles (Sr) ........................................................ 1996 1 Larry Garron (Jr) ............................................................. 1958

RUSH TD by a QB ................................................G....... Year1. 7 Matt Barr ...........................................................13 ........ 20102. 6 Steve LaFalce .....................................................11 ........ 2005 6 Sam Clemons .....................................................10 ........ 20014. 5 Sean McGuire ........................................... 11 ..... 2016 5 Donnie Simmons ................................................11 ........ 1992

YARDS ................................... Cmp-Att .......... G ....... Year1. 3,410 Matt Barr (Sr) ........................ 229-393 ...............13 ........ 20102. 3,160 Russ Michna (Sr)................... 211-371 ...............13 ........ 20033. 3,046 Paul Singer (Sr) ..................... 233-424 ...............12 ........ 19884. 3,037 Russ Michna (Jr) ................... 189-330 ...............13 ........ 20025. 2,914 Sean McGuire (So)............ 230-396 ............11 ...... 20166. 2,891 Trenton Norvell (So) .............. 219-373 ...............12 ........ 20147. 2,852 Sean McGuire (Jr) ............ 220-343 ............12 ...... 20178. 2,615 Sam Clemons (Sr) ................. 170-302 ...............10 ........ 20019. 2,586 Steve LaFalce (Jr) ................. 201-298 ...............11 ........ 200510. 2,508 Paul Singer (Jr) ..................... 239-418 ...............11 ........ 1987

YARDS PER ATT. ...................................... Yds ........Att ....... Year1. 9.3 Sam Clemons (Jr) ................................1,288 ........ 139 ......... 20002. 9.2 Russ Michna (Jr) .................................3,037 ........ 330 ......... 20023. 8.9 Donny Simmons (Sr) ............................2,496 ........ 281 ......... 19924. 8.8 Matt Barr (Jr) ......................................914 ........... 104 ......... 20095. 8.7 Matt Barr (Sr) ......................................3,410 ........ 393 ......... 2010 8.7 Steve LaFalce (Jr) ...............................2,586 ........ 298 ......... 2005 8.7 Sam Clemons (Sr) ...............................2,615 ........ 302 ......... 20018. 8.5 Russ Michna (Sr).................................3,160 ........ 371 ......... 20039. 8.3 Sean McGuire (Jr)........................ 2,852 ...... 343 ....... 201710. 8.1 Mark Zanders (Sr)................................2,115 ........ 260 ......... 1999

YARDS per GAME ..................................... Yds ........G ......... Year1. 264.9 Sean McGuire (So) .................. 2,914 ...... 11......... 20162. 262.3 Matt Barr (Sr) ................................3,410 ........ 13 ........... 20103. 261.5 Sam Clemons (Sr) .........................2,615 ........ 10 ........... 20014. 253.8 Paul Singer (Sr) .............................3,046 ........ 12 ........... 19885. 243.1 Russ Michna (Sr) ...........................3,160 ........ 13 ........... 20036. 240.9 Trenton Norvell (So) .......................2,891 ........ 12 ........... 20147. 237.7 Sean McGuire (Jr) ................... 2,852 ...... 12......... 20178. 235.1 Steve LaFalce (Jr) ..........................2,586 ........ 11 ........... 20059. 234.4 Trenton Norvell (Jr) ........................2,110 ........ 9 ............. 201510. 233.6 Russ Michna (Jr) ...........................3,037 ........ 13 ........... 2002

COMPLETIONS ........................................ Att .........G ......... Year1. 239 Paul Singer (Jr) .............................418 ........... 11 ........... 19872. 233 Paul Singer (Sr) .............................424 ........... 12 ........... 19883. 230 Sean McGuire (So) .................. 396......... 11......... 20164. 229 Matt Barr (Sr) ................................393 ........... 13 ........... 20105. 220 Sean McGuire ......................... 343......... 12......... 20176. 219 Trenton Norvell (So) .......................373 ........... 12 ........... 20147. 211 Russ Michna (Sr) ...........................371 ........... 13 ........... 20038. 201 Steve LaFalce (Jr) ..........................298 ........... 11 ........... 20059. 195 Trenton Norvell (R-Fr) ....................195 ........... 12 ........... 201310. 189 Russ Michna (Jr) ...........................330 ........... 13 ........... 2002

ATTEMPTS ......................................... Comp .....G ......... Year1. 424 Paul Singer (Sr) .............................233 ........... 12 ........... 19882. 418 Paul Singer (Jr) .............................239 ........... 11 ........... 19873. 396 Sean McGuire (So) .................. 230......... 11......... 20164. 393 Matt Barr (Sr) ................................229 ........... 13 ........... 20105. 384 Trenton Norvell (R-Fr) ....................195 ........... 12 ........... 20136. 373 Trenton Norvell (So) .......................219 ........... 12 ........... 20147. 371 Russ Michna (Sr) ...........................211 ........... 13 ........... 20038. 343 Sean McGuire ......................... 220......... 12......... 20179. 330 Russ Michna (Jr) ...........................189 ........... 13 ........... 200210. 304 Trenton Norvell (Jr) ........................168 ........... 9 ............. 2015

PERCENTAGE ................................... Cmp-Att .......... G ....... Year1. .674 Steve LaFalce (Jr) ................. 201-298 ...............11 ........ 20052. .648 Donny Simmons (Sr) .............. 182-281 ...............11 ........ 19923. .641 Sean McGuire (Jr) ............ 220-343 ............12 ...... 20174. .633 Jeff Hecklinski (Jr) ................ 140-221 ...............12 ........ 19965. .631 Steve LaFalce (Sr) ................. 176-279 ...............11 ........ 20066. .617 Jeff Hecklinski (Sr) ............... 184-298 ...............13 ........ 19977. .597 Sam Clemons (Jr).................. 83-139 .................10 ........ 20008. .589 Mark Bloom (Jr) .................... 142-303 ............................ 19839. .587 Trenton Norvell (So) .............. 219-373 ...............12 ........ 201410. .583 Matt Barr (Sr) ........................ 229-393 ...............13 ........ 2010

PASSING TOUCHDOWNS .......................................... G ....... Year1. 27 Matt Barr (Sr) ..........................................................13 ........ 20102. 25 Sean McGuire (Jr)..........................................12 ...... 2017 25 Donny Simmons (Sr) ................................................11 ........ 19924. 24 Trenton Norvell (So) ................................................12 ........ 20145. 23 Russ Michna (Jr) .....................................................13 ........ 20026. 22 Paul Singer (Jr) .......................................................11 ........ 19877. 21 Russ Michna (Sr).....................................................13 ........ 2003 21 Rob St. Sauver (Sr) ..................................................11 ........ 1994 21 Paul Singer (Sr) .......................................................12 ........ 198810. 20 Sean McGuire (So) .........................................11 ...... 2016 20 Bob Majka (So) .................................................................... 1969

PASS EFFICIENCY RATING1. 160.9 Donny Simmons (Sr) ........................................................ 19922. 156.0 Steve LaFalce (Jr) ........................................................... 20053. 154.5 Russ Michna (Jr) ............................................................. 20024. 154.0 Sean McGuire (Jr) ............................................... 20175. 151.2 Sam Clemons (Jr)............................................................ 20006. 148.7 Matt Barr (Sr) .................................................................. 20107. 141.8 Rob St. Sauver (Sr) .......................................................... 19948. 139.6 Russ Michna (Sr)............................................................. 20039. 139.2 Trenton Norvell (So) ........................................................ 201410. 136.2 Mark Zanders (Sr) ........................................................... 1999

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SEASONEXTRA POINTS .................................G ....... Att ....Pct ......... Year1. 56 Justin Langan (So) ......................13 ........ 58 ...... .965 ........... 20022. 53 Justin Langan (Jr) .......................13 ........ 55 ...... .963 ........... 20033. 48 Keith Jones (Sr) ..........................13 ........ 51 ...... .941 ........... 19974. 47 Taylor Rowan (Fr) ........................11 ........ 47 ...... 1.000 ......... 20055. 46 Sam Crosa (So) .................... 12 ...... 49 ......938 ........ 2017 PASSES BROKEN UP1. 16 Patrick Stoudamire (Sr) ......................................................... 2009 16 Percy Tompkins (Sr) .............................................................. 19823. 15 Reggie Waddell (Sr) .............................................................. 20004. 14 Buck Phillips (Sr) .................................................................. 19955. 13 Emrick Wilcox (Sr)................................................................. 19886. 12 Will Peterson (Jr) .................................................................. 2000 12 Derrick Varnado (Sr) .............................................................. 1999 12 Mike Carter (Jr) ..................................................................... 1997 12 Percy Tompkins (Jr) ............................................................... 198110. 11 Xavier Rowe (Jr) .......................................................2017 11 Mike Carter (Sr) .................................................................... 1998 11 Frank Spraggins (Sr).............................................................. 1997 11 Frank Spraggins (Jr) .............................................................. 1996 11 Lamar McGriggs (Sr) ............................................................. 1990

CAREER200-YARD RUSH GAMES1. 7 Herb Donaldson ............................................................... 2005-082. 6 Aaron Stecker ................................................................. 1997-983. 4 Travis Glasford................................................................. 2002-054. 2 Charles Tharp .............................................................. 1999-20005. 1 Steve McShane ...................................................2015-Pr 1 Larry Garron .................................................................... 1957-59 1 Brian Knuckles ................................................................ 1995-96

RUSH TDs by a QB .............................................. G ...........Years1. 14 Matt Barr ..........................................................38 .......... 2007-102. 12 Steve LaFalce ....................................................46 .......... 2003-063. 8 Sean McGuire .......................................... 32 ........2015-Pr 8 Russ Michna .....................................................39 .......... 2000-03

PASSING YARDS...............................Cmp-Att ......G ...........Years1. 8,257 Paul Singer ...........................678-1231 ........ 44 ......... 1985-882. 7,187 Trenton Norvell......................587-1071 ........ 34 ......... 2013-163. 6,976 Matt Barr ..............................502-899 .......... 38 ......... 2007-104. 6,925 Sean McGuire ................. 535-897 ........33 ......2015-Pr.5. 6,512 Steve LaFalce ........................506-821 .......... 46 ......... 2003-066. 6,434 Russ Michna .........................418-733 .......... 39 ......... 2000-037. 5,980 Jeff Hecklinski ......................486-800 .......... 36 ......... 1995-978. 4,698 Bob Majka .............................316-655 .......... 29 ......... 1969-719. 4,125 Rob St. Sauver ......................312-600 .......... 22 ......... 1993-9410. 3,903 Sam Clemons ........................253-441 .......... 20 ......... 2000-01

COMPLETIONS .................................Att.. ......... G .............Years1. 678 Paul Singer ...........................1,231 ........... 44 ............ 1985-882. 587 Trenton Norvell......................1,071 ........... 34 ............ 2013-163. 535 Sean McGuire ................. 897 ........... 33 ........2015-Pr.

ATTEMPTS .....................................Cmp ...... G ..............Years1. 1,231 Paul Singer .............................678 ...........44.............. 1985-882. 1,071 Trenton Norvell........................587 ...........34.............. 2013-163. 899 Matt Barr ................................502 ...........38.............. 2007-104. 897 Sean McGuire ................... 535 .........33 ..........2015-Pr.5. 821 Steve LaFalce ..........................506 ...........46.............. 2003-06

TOUCHDOWNS ..................................................G ............Years1. 62 Paul Singer .................................................. 44 ........... 1985-882. 53 Trenton Norvell ............................................ 34 ........... 2013-163. 51 Sean McGuire......................................33 ........2015-Pr.



2017 TEAM STATS - OVERALLWestern Illinois FootballWestern Illinois Overall Team Statistics (as of Jul 18, 2018)

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Team Statistics WIU OPPSCORING 410 266 Points Per Game 34.2 22.2 Points Off Turnovers 96 17FIRST DOWNS 241 208 R u s h i n g 91 81 P a s s i n g 132 110 P e n a l t y 18 17RUSHING YARDAGE 1879 1429 Yards gained rushing 2115 1810 Yards lost rushing 236 381 Rushing Attempts 418 438 Average Per Rush 4.5 3.3 Average Per Game 156.6 119.1 TDs Rushing 22 11PASSING YARDAGE 2896 2642 C o m p - A t t - I n t 226-353-7 196-347-18 Average Per Pass 8.2 7.6 Average Per Catch 12.8 13.5 Average Per Game 241.3 220.2 TDs Passing 27 24TOTAL OFFENSE 4775 4071 Total Plays 771 785 Average Per Play 6.2 5.2 Average Per Game 397.9 339.2KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 40-861 29-512PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-237 25-232INT RETURNS: #-Yards 18-222 7-22KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.5 17.7PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 16.9 9.3INT RETURN AVERAGE 12.3 3.1FUMBLES-LOST 8-6 16-8PENALTIES-Yards 90-787 66-679 Average Per Game 65.6 56.6PUNTS-Yards 63-2376 62-2726 Average Per Punt 37.7 44.0 Net punt average 31.8 37.9KICKOFFS-Yards 76-4730 53-3165 Average Per Kick 62.2 59.7 Net kick average 40.7 39.2TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 1 : 4 4 2 8 : 1 43RD-DOWN Conversions 68/161 54/163 3rd-Down Pct 42% 33%4TH-DOWN Conversions 7/12 11/28 4th-Down Pct 58% 39%SACKS BY-Yards 32-209 22-128MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 54 36FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 12-13 5-9ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-1RED-ZONE SCORES (36-41) 88% (23-31) 74%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (27-41) 66% (20-31) 65%PAT-ATTEMPTS (46-49) 94% (33-34) 97%ATTENDANCE 13907 86448 Games/Avg Per Game 4/3477 8/10806 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalWestern Illinois 52 100 138 120 0 410Opponents 51 87 58 70 0 266

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2017 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSWestern Illinois FootballWestern Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (as of Jul 18, 2018)

All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gMax Norris 11-2 117 667 11 656 5.6 5 45 59.6Steve McShane 11-10 138 639 57 582 4.2 7 39 52.9Jaelon Acklin 12-12 21 260 5 255 12.1 4 63 21.2Devon Sanders 12-0 23 153 2 151 6.6 1 80 12.6Clint Ratkovich 12-0 31 143 11 132 4.3 2 13 11.0Vic. Johnson 3 - 0 17 46 6 40 2.4 1 16 13.3Isaiah LeSure 12-10 6 34 0 34 5.7 0 13 2.8Sean McGuire 12-12 55 164 131 33 0.6 1 16 2.8Jarid Brown 11-0 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.4Brandon Gaston 12-5 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.2Khalen Saunders 12-12 3 2 0 2 0.7 1 1 0.2TEAM 6 - 0 5 0 13 -13 -2.6 0 0 -2.2Total 12 418 2115 236 1879 4.5 22 80 156.6Opponents 12 438 1810 381 1429 3.3 11 43 119.1

Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gSean McGuire 12-12 153.96 220-343-7 64.1 2852 25 62 237.7Connor Sampson 4 - 0 140.50 5-8-0 62.5 35 1 15 8.8Adam Fellner 12-0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Isaiah LeSure 12-10 505.60 1-1-0 100.0 9 1 9 0.8Total 12 154.21 226-353-7 64.0 2896 27 62 241.3Opponents 12 132.89 196-347-18 56.5 2642 24 65 220.2

Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/gJaelon Acklin 12-12 84 1369 16.3 10 62 114.1Steve McShane 11-10 32 307 9.6 3 47 27.9Brandon Gaston 12-5 23 297 12.9 2 35 24.8Tony Harper 12-5 18 179 9.9 1 37 14.9Clint Ratkovich 12-0 17 144 8.5 2 27 12.0Isaiah LeSure 12-10 15 231 15.4 2 46 19.2Adam Conrady 12-6 13 188 14.5 3 57 15.7Tyler Slamans 12-2 8 47 5.9 2 18 3.9Jarid Brown 11-0 5 67 13.4 0 35 6.1Max Norris 11-2 4 24 6.0 0 10 2.2Darron Wheeler 12-0 3 14 4.7 1 6 1.2Cameron Clemons 3 - 0 1 15 15.0 0 15 5.0Sean McGuire 12-12 1 9 9.0 1 9 0.8Trey Cervantes 4 - 0 1 5 5.0 0 5 1.2T. Dunkelberger 3 - 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0Total 12 226 2896 12.8 27 62 241.3Opponents 12 196 2642 13.5 24 65 220.2

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgSteve McShane 13 240 18.5 1 81Darron Wheeler 1 -3 -3.0 0 0Total 14 237 16.9 1 81Opponents 25 232 9.3 1 31

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgJu. Fitzpatrick 5 2 0.4 0 2Tyrin Holloway 3 29 9.7 0 22Xavier Rowe 2 16 8.0 0 11Aaron Diggs 2 59 29.5 0 33Quentin Moon 2 65 32.5 1 43David Griffith 2 3 1.5 0 3Riggs Baxter 1 3 3.0 0 3Mike Viti 1 45 45.0 1 45Total 18 222 12.3 2 45Opponents 7 22 3.1 0 17

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgDarron Wheeler 27 615 22.8 0 42Clint Ratkovich 11 233 21.2 0 39Steve McShane 1 13 13.0 0 13Ju. Fitzpatrick 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 40 861 21.5 0 42Opponents 29 512 17.7 0 33

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgKhalen Saunders 1 45 45.0 0 45Michael Bishoff 1 20 20.0 1 20Quentin Moon 1 6 6.0 0 6Eric Carrera 0 0 0.0 1 0Total 3 71 23.7 2 45Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0



2017 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSWestern Illinois FootballWestern Illinois Overall Individual Statistics (as of Jul 18, 2018)

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PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsJaelon Acklin 14 - - - - - - - 84Sam Crosa - 10-10 46-49 - - - - - 76Steve McShane 11 - - - - 0-1 - - 66Max Norris 5 - - - - - - - 30Clint Ratkovich 4 - - - - - - - 24Adam Conrady 3 - - - - - - - 18Isaiah LeSure 2 - - - 1 - - - 14Brandon Gaston 2 - - - - - - - 12Tyler Slamans 2 - - - - - - - 12Sean McGuire 2 - - - - 1-3 - - 12Eric Carrera 1 - - - - - - - 6Vic. Johnson 1 - - - - - - - 6Devon Sanders 1 - - - - - - - 6Nathan Erickson - 2-3 - - - - - - 6Tony Harper 1 - - - - - - - 6Mike Viti 1 - - - - - - - 6Darron Wheeler 1 - - - - - - - 6Quentin Moon 1 - - - - - - - 6Michael Bishoff 1 - - - - - - - 6Khalen Saunders 1 - - - - - - - 6Pete Swenson - - - - - - - 1 2Total 54 12-13 46-49 - 1 1-4 - 1 410Opponents 36 5-9 33-34 0-1 1 1-1 - - 266

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gSean McGuire 12 398 33 2852 2885 240.4Max Norris 11 117 656 0 656 59.6Steve McShane 11 138 582 0 582 52.9Jaelon Acklin 12 21 255 0 255 21.2Devon Sanders 12 23 151 0 151 12.6Clint Ratkovich 12 31 132 0 132 11.0Isaiah LeSure 12 7 34 9 43 3.6Vic. Johnson 3 17 40 0 40 13.3Connor Sampson 4 8 0 35 35 8.8Jarid Brown 11 1 4 0 4 0.4Brandon Gaston 12 1 3 0 3 0.2Khalen Saunders 12 3 2 0 2 0.2TEAM 6 5 -13 0 -13 -2.2Total 12 771 1879 2896 4775 397.9Opponents 12 785 1429 2642 4071 339.2

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkSam Crosa 10-10 100.0 0-0 4-4 2-2 4-4 0-0 45 0Nathan Erickson 2-3 66.7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-1 52 0

FG Sequence Western Illinois OpponentsTennessee Tech (41),(20) 41Northern Arizona (27) -Coastal Carolina (35) (52)South Dakota - (23)UNI (28) -Missouri State - 42,(44)North Dakota State (32),(52) (37)South Dakota State (45) (30)Illinois State (28) 49Indiana State (44) 38Southern Illinois 43 -Weber State (44),(45) -

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkAdam Fellner 60 2314 38.6 62 7 12 16 9 1Nathan Erickson 2 62 31.0 35 0 0 1 0 0TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total 63 2376 37.7 62 7 12 17 9 1Opponents 62 2726 44.0 70 7 15 15 13 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydlnNathan Erickson 76 4730 62.2 45 1Total 76 4730 62.2 45 1 17.7 40.7 24Opponents 53 3165 59.7 9 3 21.5 39.2 25

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2017 DEFENSIVE STATISTICSWestern Illinois FootballWestern Illinois Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Jul 18, 2018)

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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 Brett Taylor 12-12 66 96 162 13.0-30 1.5-4 . 4 1 . 2 . .39 Quentin Moon 11-10 39 31 70 11.0-43 2.0-14 2-65 3 3 1-6 1 1 .99 Khalen Saunders 12-12 31 26 57 12.0-65 7.5-56 . 3 4 1-45 3 . .38 David Griffith 12-11 27 30 57 1.5-4 . 2-3 2 . 1-0 . . .30 Ju. Fitzpatrick 12-8 39 18 57 4.5-25 . 5-2 6 2 . 2 . .6 Xavier Rowe 12-12 28 22 50 2.0-2 . 2-16 11 1 . 1 . .5D Aaron Diggs 10-3 24 19 43 3.0-10 1.5-8 2-59 3 . . . . .50 Pete Swenson 12-11 18 24 42 11.0-45 6.5-38 . . 5 . 1 . 158 Riggs Baxter 12-9 13 20 33 3.0-7 . 1-3 . . . 1 . .51 Colin Olson 12-11 7 19 26 6.5-22 2.5-12 . 1 2 1-0 . . .95 Mick Nelson 12-12 5 20 25 5.0-17 2.5-15 . . 1 . . . .11 Eric Carrera 12-0 16 5 21 3.5-13 1.0-1 . 2 . 1-0 . . .16 Tyrin Holloway 11-8 17 4 21 . . 3-29 6 . . . . .24 Mike Viti 12-4 12 6 18 0.5-1 . 1-45 5 . . . . .35 Adam Brott 12-2 5 13 18 1.0-0 . . . . . . . .27 Tre Hendon 12-1 7 9 16 2.5-14 . . . . . . . .13 J'Len Smith 12-1 9 7 16 5.5-27 2.5-21 . 1 2 . 1 . .37 Zach Glisan 12-0 6 6 12 0.5-0 . . . . 1-0 1 . .96 Shabar Wilson 12-0 1 10 11 1.5-5 0.5-5 . . 1 . . . .91 Kyle Williams 12-0 6 5 11 3.0-23 2.5-22 . . 1 . . . .34 Larry Harleston 11-0 4 4 8 . . . . . . . . .47 Michael Bishoff 9-0 4 3 7 1.5-13 1.5-13 . . . 1-20 . . .23 Josh Smith 12-0 6 . 6 . . . . . . . . .29 Leon Thornton 9-0 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . .56 Nathan Oquendo 7-0 1 4 5 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .94 Grant Kasal 12-1 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .3 Timothy Smith 10-0 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .59 Tom Rehfeld 12-0 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .1D Brandon Mayes 10-0 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .1 Jarid Brown 11-0 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .10 Brandon Gaston 12-5 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .53 Hunter Varga 11-0 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .2 Isaiah LeSure 12-10 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .76 Drew Wagner 12-12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .97 Eryk Preston 3-0 1 . 1 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .89 Adam Fellner 12-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .12 Darron Wheeler 12-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1 . .36 Max Norris 11-2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .33 Nathan Erickson 12-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .TM TEAM 6-0 1 . 1 . . . . . 1-0 1 . .

Total 12 413 415 828 93-368 32-209 18-222 47 23 8-71 15 1 1Opponents 12 404 456 860 64-213 22-128 7-22 45 23 6-0 5 2 .



2017 TEAM STATS - BY QUARTERWestern Illinois FootballWestern Illinois By-Quarter Statistics (as of Jul 18, 2018)

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3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OvertimeAug 31, 2017 at Tennessee Tech W 41-14 6-14 42.9 2-4 50.0 1-3 33.3 2-4 50.0 1-3 33.3Sep 09, 2017 at Northern Arizona W 38-20 9-16 56.2 1-2 50.0 3-5 60.0 2-4 50.0 3-5 60.0Sep 23, 2017 at Coastal Carolina W 52-10 4-8 50.0 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-2 0.0Sep 30, 2017 SOUTH DAKOTA L 33-38 6-16 37.5 0-3 0.0 3-5 60.0 0-3 0.0 3-5 60.0Oct 07, 2017 at UNI W 38-29 4-15 26.7 2-5 40.0 1-5 20.0 0-2 0.0 1-3 33.3Oct 14, 2017 MISSOURI STATE W 49-30 7-13 53.8 2-3 66.7 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 3-4 75.0Oct 21, 2017 at North Dakota State L 12-24 3-13 23.1 2-4 50.0 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 1-4 25.0Oct 28, 2017 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE L 24-52 2-8 25.0 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0Nov 04, 2017 at Illinois State W 31-14 6-13 46.2 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 3-4 75.0 1-3 33.3Nov 11, 2017 at Indiana State W 45-0 7-13 53.8 2-4 50.0 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 2-4 50.0Nov 18, 2017 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 28-14 10-19 52.6 2-5 40.0 4-6 66.7 2-4 50.0 2-4 50.0Nov 25, 2017 at Weber State L 19-21 4-13 30.8 2-5 40.0 0-2 0.0 2-4 50.0 0-2 0.0

Western Illinois 68-161 42.2 18-44 40.9 18-43 41.9 15-34 44.1 17-40 42.5 0-0 0.0Opponents 54-163 33.1 8-38 21.1 18-40 45.0 13-39 33.3 15-46 32.6 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OvertimeAug 31, 2017 at Tennessee Tech W 41-14 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0Sep 09, 2017 at Northern Arizona W 38-20 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0Sep 23, 2017 at Coastal Carolina W 52-10 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0Sep 30, 2017 SOUTH DAKOTA L 33-38 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0Oct 07, 2017 at UNI W 38-29 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0Oct 14, 2017 MISSOURI STATE W 49-30 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0Oct 21, 2017 at North Dakota State L 12-24 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0Oct 28, 2017 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE L 24-52 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0Nov 04, 2017 at Illinois State W 31-14 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0Nov 11, 2017 at Indiana State W 45-0 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0Nov 18, 2017 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 28-14 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0Nov 25, 2017 at Weber State L 19-21 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0

Western Illinois 7-12 58.3 0-0 0.0 3-5 60.0 0-0 0.0 4-7 57.1 0-0 0.0Opponents 11-28 39.3 1-6 16.7 3-7 42.9 2-3 66.7 5-12 41.7 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OvertimeAug 31, 2017 at Tennessee Tech W 41-14 37:20 9:33 7:03 9:35 11:09Sep 09, 2017 at Northern Arizona W 38-20 39:03 7:50 11:18 9:41 10:14Sep 23, 2017 at Coastal Carolina W 52-10 33:03 8:01 8:19 9:43 7:00Sep 30, 2017 SOUTH DAKOTA L 33-38 29:34 6:47 9:41 5:15 7:51Oct 07, 2017 at UNI W 38-29 31:38 9:56 9:58 6:38 5:06Oct 14, 2017 MISSOURI STATE W 49-30 28:24 8:06 6:37 7:10 6:31Oct 21, 2017 at North Dakota State L 12-24 25:44 9:37 4:34 5:15 6:18Oct 28, 2017 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE L 24-52 23:16 8:28 6:26 6:28 1:54Nov 04, 2017 at Illinois State W 31-14 31:37 6:22 7:55 9:14 8:06Nov 11, 2017 at Indiana State W 45-0 35:49 6:16 7:39 10:06 11:48Nov 18, 2017 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 28-14 35:58 9:09 8:57 8:08 9:44Nov 25, 2017 at Weber State L 19-21 29:21 10:18 6:24 8:58 3:41

Western Illinois Total 380:47 100:23 94:51 96:11 89:22 0:00Avg. 31:43 8:21 7:54 8:00 7:26 0:00

Opponents Total 338:43 79:37 85:09 83:49 90:08 0:00Avg. 28:13 6:38 7:05 6:59 7:30 0:00

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Western Illinois FootballWestern Illinois Red-Zone Results (as of Jul 18, 2018)

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Western Illinois Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZDate Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half GameAug 31, 2017 at Tennessee Tech W 41-14 5 5 27 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 09, 2017 at Northern Arizona W 38-20 4 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0Sep 23, 2017 at Coastal Carolina W 52-10 7 7 45 6 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 30, 2017 SOUTH DAKOTA L 33-38 3 3 20 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 07, 2017 at UNI W 38-29 3 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 14, 2017 MISSOURI STATE W 49-30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 21, 2017 at North Dakota State L 12-24 3 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0Oct 28, 2017 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE L 24-52 2 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Nov 04, 2017 at Illinois State W 31-14 3 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Nov 11, 2017 at Indiana State W 45-0 5 3 21 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0Nov 18, 2017 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 28-14 4 3 21 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Nov 25, 2017 at Weber State L 19-21 2 2 13 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 41 36 214 27 14 13 9 0 2 0 1 2 036 of 41 (87.8%)

Opponents Inside Western Illinois Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZDate Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half GameAug 31, 2017 at Tennessee Tech W 41-14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 09, 2017 at Northern Arizona W 38-20 2 2 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 23, 2017 at Coastal Carolina W 52-10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 30, 2017 SOUTH DAKOTA L 33-38 5 5 31 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 07, 2017 at UNI W 38-29 3 3 22 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 14, 2017 MISSOURI STATE W 49-30 3 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0Oct 21, 2017 at North Dakota State L 12-24 4 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0Oct 28, 2017 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE L 24-52 6 6 38 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Nov 04, 2017 at Illinois State W 31-14 3 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0Nov 11, 2017 at Indiana State W 45-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Nov 18, 2017 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 28-14 2 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Nov 25, 2017 at Weber State L 19-21 2 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Totals 31 23 149 20 8 12 3 1 3 1 1 2 023 of 31 (74.2%)

2017 TEAM STATS - REDZONE

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