2009 Ohio Valley Conference Football Media Guide

FIRST-TEAM  SPECIALISTS
Player, School
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Yr.
Hometown
Key Stats
Taylor Long, Eastern Kentucky#
K
5-11
176
Sr.
Hopkinsville, Ky.
19-of-26 FGs, Long of 50, 27-of-27 PAT, 84 pts.
Doug Spada, Southeast Missouri*
P
6-1
190
Jr.
Shelby, N.C.
44.7 average, Long of 65, 12 inside 20-yd. line
Terrence Holt, Austin Peay%
RS
5-8
165
So.
Nashville, Tenn.
52 KO returns, 1285 yards (24.7 ypr), Long of 77
SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
Player, School
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Yr.
Hometown
Key Stats
Ryan Perrilloux, Jacksonville State
Q B
6-3
223
Jr.
LaPlace, La.
187-of-297, 2318 yards, 19 TD’s, 7 rush TD’s
Daniel Jackson, Jacksonville State
RB
5-10
210
Sr.
Florence, Ala.
815 yards (6.4 ypc), 3 TD’s, 81.5 yds/game
Brandyn Young, UT Martin
RB
5-8
205
Jr.
Stone Mountain, Ga.
702 yards (4.9 ypc), 12 TD’s, 58.8 yds/game
Derrick Townsel, Murray State
WR
5-9
169
Jr.
Memphis, Tenn.
53 catches, 667 yards (12.6 ypc), 3 TD’s
Walter Peoples, Southeast Missouri
WR
6-2
210
Jr.
Glendale, Ariz.
65 catches, 903 yards (13.9 ypc), 6 TD’s
DeAngelo Nelson, Murray State*
T E
6-1
235
Jr.
Memphis, Tenn.
34 catches, 386 yards (11.4 ypc), 1 TD
Sam Reid, Eastern Kentucky
C
6-0
248
Sr.
Carlisle, Ky.
Graded out at 80%, 36 knockdowns
Keith Gergel, Jacksonville State^
G
6-4
302
Sr.
Roswell, Ga.
Graded out at 82%, 67 knockdowns
Scott Eller, Tennessee Tech
G
6-2
302
Sr.
Collierville, Tenn.
Graded out at 85%, no sacks allowed
Dumaka Atkins, Tennessee State
T
6-4
302
Sr.
Sarasota Fla.
Graded out at 85%, 25 knockdowns
Joe Gibbs, UT Martin
T
6-5
285
Jr.
Brilliant, Ala.
Graded out at 87%, no sacks allowed
SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE
Player, School
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Yr.
Hometown
Key Stats
Donovan Johnson, Eastern Illinois
DL
6-1
225
Sr.
Anniston, Ala.
58 tackles, 14.0 TFL, 6.0 sacks, 4 QBH, 1 FR
Jeff Sobol, Eastern Illinois!
DL
6-3
273
Sr.
Pevely, Mo.
37 tackles, 8.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 5 QBH
Brandt Thomas, Jacksonville State
DL
6-3
290
Jr.
Anniston, Ala.
34 tackles, 6.0 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 2 QBH, 2 FF
Maurice Davis, Tennessee State
DL
6-2
245
Sr.
Irondale, Ala.
50 tackles, 11.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 7 QBH, 1 FR
Daniel Becker, Austin Peay
L B
6-3
241
Jr.
Brentwood, Tenn.
102 tackles, 9.5 TFL, 3.0 sacks, 2 INT’s, 5 QBH
Tyjuan Jones, Eastern Kentucky
L B
6-1
225
Sr.
Dayton, Ohio
94 tackles, 8.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, 2 QBH, 4 FF
Josh Bey, UT Martin
L B
6-0
215
So.
Springfield, Tenn.
88 tackles, 16.5 TFL, 3.0 sacks, 1 INT, 3 QBH
Zach Denton, Eastern Kentucky#
DB
5-11
199
Sr.
Cincinnati, Ohio
55 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 6 INT’s, 5 PBU
Eugene Clifford, Tennessee State
DB
6-2
195
So.
Cincinnati, Ohio
61 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 3 INT’s, 2 PBU, 2 FR
Larry Williford, Tennessee State
DB
6-1
185
Sr.
Knoxville, Tenn.
60 tackles, 8.5 TFL, 1 sack, 3 INT’s, 3 PBU, 3 FF
Maurice Smith, Tennessee Tech*
DB
6-3
195
Sr.
Athens, Tenn.
128 tackles, 11.0 TFL, 1 INT, 7 PBU
SECOND-TEAM SPECIALISTS
Player, School
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Yr.
Hometown
Key Stats
Gavin Hallford, Jacksonville State*
K
6-1
225
Sr.
Phenix City, Ala.
7-of-9 FGs, Long of 48, 44-of-46 PATs, 66 pts.
Adam Ivey, UT Martin
P
6-0
185
Sr.
Mayfield, Ky.
41.3 average, Long of 59, 11 inside 20-yd. line
Maurice Dupree, Jacksonville State#
RS
5-10
180
Sr.
Centre, Ala.
19 KO returns, 537 yards (28.3 ypr), 1 TD, Long of 99
* - 1st team All-OVC team in 2007                       # - 2nd team All-OVC team in 2007                       % - OVC All-Newcomer team in 2007
    $ - 1st team All-OVC in 2006                                 ^ 2nd team All-OVC in 2006
  !  - OVC All-Newcomer in 2006
ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM
Player, School
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Yr.
Hometown
Key Stats
Ryan White, Austin Peay
RB
5-9
185
R-Fr.
Nashville, Tenn.
600 yards (5.1 ypc), 3 TD’s, 54.5 yds./game
Stephon Fuqua, Eastern Kentucky
WR
6-1
200
Sr.
Cleveland, Ohio
29 catches, 491 yards (16.9 ypc), 44.6 yds/game
A.J. Davis, Jacksonville State
DB
6-0
183
Fr.
Birmingham, Ala.
41 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 3 INT’s, 6 PBU, 1 FR
Ryan Perrilloux, Jacksonville State
Q B
6-3
223
Jr.
LaPlace, La.
187-of-297, 2318 yards, 19 TD’s, 7 rush TD’s
Phillip Klaproth, Southeast Missouri
L B
6-0
225
Fr.
Poplar Bluff, Mo.
76 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 2 INT’s, 1 QBH, 1 FF
Marcus Broxie, Tennessee State
DL
6-3
240
So.
Tampa, Fla.
36  tackles, 9.5 TFL, 4.0 sacks, 1 PBU, 5 QBH
Eugene Clifford, Tennessee State
DB
6-2
195
So.
Cincinnati, Ohio
61 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 3 INT’s, 2 PBU, 2 FR
Rico Council, Tennessee State
L B
6-0
254
So.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
67 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 4 PBU, 2 FF
JaJuan Spillman, Tennessee State
WR/KR
5-8
152
Jr.
Louisville, Ky.
43 catches, 570 yds, 5 TD, 24.9 KO return, 1 TD
Tim Benford, Tennessee Tech
WR
6-1
190
Fr.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
68 catches, 782 yards (11.5 ypc), 10 TD’s
Mike Hicks, UT Martin
WR
6-3
215
Jr.
Jacksonville, Fla.
66  catches, 894 yards (13.5 ypc), 12 TD’s
2008 ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE TEAMS

2009 Ohio Valley Conference Football Media Guide
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TOTAL DEFENSE
G
RUSH
PASS
PLAYS
YDS
AVG/P
TD YDS/G
1. Tennessee State
12
1522
2179
747
3701
5.0
32
308.4
2. Murray State
12
1748
2193
816
3941
4.8
43
328.4
3. UT Martin
12
1834
2278
816
4112
5.0
36
342.7
4. Jacksonville State 11
1727
2172
738
3899
5.3
30
354.5
5. Eastern Kentucky
12
1628
2680
844
4308
5.1
35
359.0
6. Eastern Illinois
12
2275
2076
802
4351
5.4
34
362.6
7. Austin Peay
11
1907
2348
700
4255
6.1
39
386.8
8. Southeast Missouri 12
2182
2521
814
4703
5.8
38
391.9
9. Tennessee Tech
12
2392
2590
850
4982
5.9
51
415.2
RUSHING DEFENSE
G
RUSH
YDS
AVG
TD
YDS/G
1. Tennessee State
12
399
1522
3.8
13
126.8
2. Eastern Kentucky
12
454
1628
3.6
16
135.7
3. Murray State
12
486
1748
3.6
28
145.7
4. UT Martin
12
485
1834
3.8
20
152.8
5. Jacksonville State
11
389
1727
4.4
20
157.0
6. Austin Peay
11
415
1907
4.6
20
173.4
7. Southeast Missouri
12
459
2182
4.8
23
181.8
8. Eastern Illinois
12
499
2275
4.6
22
189.6
9. Tennessee Tech
12
502
2392
4.8
28
199.3
PASS DEFENSE
G
ATT CMP
INT
PCT
YDS
AVG
TD YDS/G
1. Eastern Illinois
12
303
185
12
61.1 2076
6.9
12
173.0
2. Tennessee State
12
348
195
14
56.0 2179
6.3
19
181.6
3. Murray State
12
330
210
14
63.6 2193
6.6
15
182.8
4. UT Martin
12
331
187
7
56.5 2278
6.9
16
189.8
5. Jacksonville State
11
349
194
11
55.6 2172
6.2
10
197.5
6. Southeast Missouri
12
355
236
13
66.5 2521
7.1
15
210.1
7. Austin Peay
11
285
177
17
62.1 2348
8.2
19
213.5
8. Tennessee Tech
12
348
231
6
66.4 2590
7.4
23
215.8
9. Eastern Kentucky
12
390
229
21
58.7 2680
6.9
19
223.3
SCORING DEFENSE
G
TD
XP
2XP
DXP
FG
SAF
PTS
AVG
1. Jacksonville State
11
31
25
1
0
8
1
239
21.7
2. Eastern Kentucky
12
36
27
1
0
10
0
275
22.9
3. Eastern Illinois
12
35
31
1
0
12
1
281
23.4
4. Tennessee State
12
35
29
3
0
14
0
287
23.9
5. UT Martin
12
41
34
2
1
10
0
316
26.3
6. Austin Peay
11
40
36
1
0
16
1
328
29.8
7. Southeast Missouri
12
46
44
1
0
14
0
364
30.3
8. Murray State
12
48
47
0
0
13
1
376
31.3
9. Tennessee Tech
12
56
46
1
0
12
0
420
35.0
PUNT RETURNS
G
RET
YDS
TD
AVG
1. Eastern Illinois
12
18
264
1
14.7
2. Tennessee State
12
16
205
0
12.8
3. Austin Peay
11
17
211
2
12.4
4. UT Martin
12
28
343
1
12.2
5. Murray State
12
22
219
1
10.0
6. Jacksonville State
11
23
207
0
9.0
7. Eastern Kentucky
12
16
131
0
8.2
8. Southeast Missouri
12
14
102
0
7.3
9. Tennessee Tech
12
17
84
0
4.9
GAINED
LOST
TURNOVER MARGIN
G
FUM
INT TOT
FUM INT TOT
MAR
PER/G
1. Eastern Kentucky
12
11
21
32
10
8
18
+14
1.17
2. Austin Peay
11
8
17
25
9
11
20
+5
0.45
3. Eastern Illinois
12
12
12
24
12
7
19
+5
0.42
4. Tennessee State
12
12
14
26
9
13
22
+4
0.33
5. UT Martin
12
16
7
23
8
14
22
+1
0.08
6. Jacksonville State
11
9
11
20
8
13
21
-1
-0.09
7. Southeast Missouri
12
10
13
23
9
16
25
-2
-0.17
8. Murray State
12
12
14
26
14
16
30
-4
-0.33
9. Tennessee Tech
12
4
6
10
13
17
30
-20
-1.67
TOTAL OFFENSE
G
RUSH
PASS
PLAYS
YDS
AVG/P
TD
YDS/G
1. Jacksonville State 11
2007
2482
727
4489
6.2
45
408.1
2. UT Martin
12
2036
2831
777
4867
6.3
51
405.6
3. Tennessee State
12
2350
2475
821
4825
5.9
44
402.1
4. Murray State
12
1620
2627
830
4247
5.1
29
353.9
5. Southeast Missouri 12
1170
2614
806
3784
4.7
31
315.3
6. Eastern Illinois
12
1716
1931
726
3647
5.0
30
303.9
7. Eastern Kentucky
12
1323
2278
733
3601
4.9
27
300.1
8. Tennessee Tech
12
1196
2400
741
3596
4.9
28
299.7
9. Austin Peay
11
1623
1626
718
3249
4.5
22
295.4
RUSHING_OFFENSE_G_ATT_YDS_AVG_TD_YDS/G'>RUSHING OFFENSE
G
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
YDS/G
1. Tennessee State
12
537
2350
4.4
26
195.8
2. Jacksonville State
11
415
2007
4.8
23
182.5
3. UT Martin
12
425
2036
4.8
26
169.7
4. Austin Peay
11
428
1623
3.8
7
147.5
5. Eastern Illinois
12
444
1716
3.9
17
143.0
6. Murray State
12
423
1620
3.8
14
135.0
7. Eastern Kentucky
12
389
1323
3.4
17
110.2
8. Tennessee Tech
12
347
1196
3.4
12
99.7
9. Southeast Missouri
12
408
1170
2.9
14
97.5
PASS OFFENSE
G
ATT CMP
INT
PCT
YDS
AVG
TD YDS/G
1. UT Martin
12
352
201
14
57.1 2831
8.0
25
235.9
2. Jacksonville State
11
312
195
13
62.5 2482
8.0
22
225.6
3. Murray State
12
407
256
16
62.9 2627
6.5
15
218.9
4. Southeast Missouri
12
398
211
16
53.0 2614
6.6
17
217.8
5. Tennessee State
12
284
175
13
61.6 2475
8.7
18
206.2
6. Tennessee Tech
12
394
241
17
61.2 2400
6.1
16
200.0
7. Eastern Kentucky
12
344
210
8
61.0 2278
6.6
10
189.8
8. Eastern Illinois
12
282
177
7
62.8 1931
6.8
13
160.9
9. Austin Peay
11
290
157
11
54.1 1626
5.6
15
147.8
SCORING OFFENSE
G
TD
XP
2XP
DXP
FG
SAF
PTS
AVG
1. UT Martin
12
61
53
3
0
7
1
448
37.3
2. Jacksonville State
11
47
44
0
0
7
1
349
31.7
3. Tennessee State
12
48
45
0
0
14
0
375
31.2
4. Murray State
12
33
30
0
0
14
1
272
22.7
Eastern Illinois
12
33
29
0
0
15
0
272
22.7
6. Eastern Kentucky
12
29
28
1
1
20
0
266
22.2
7. Southeast Missouri
12
31
29
0
0
15
1
262
21.8
8. Tennessee Tech
12
30
25
0
0
11
1
240
20.0
9. Austin Peay
11
26
12
3
0
12
1
212
19.3
KICKOFF RETURNS
G
RET
YDS
TD
AVG
1. Tennessee Tech
12
61
1528
1
25.0
2. Austin Peay
11
60
1390
0
23.2
3. Jacksonville State
11
40
887
1
22.2
4. Southeast Missouri
12
63
1369
0
21.7
5. UT Martin
12
53
1147
1
21.6
6. Eastern Illinois
12
47
991
0
21.1
7. Eastern Kentucky
12
41
802
0
19.6
8. Tennessee State
12
47
910
1
19.4
9. Murray State
12
55
1034
0
18.8
PUNTING
G
NO
YDS
AVG
PR
YDS
TBg
NET/P
1. Eastern Illinois
12
48
1863
38.8
201
4.2
2
33.8
2. Eastern Kentucky
12
65
2455
37.8
180
2.8
5
33.5
3. Tennessee Tech
12
62
2364
38.1
253
4.1
2
33.4
4. Tennessee State
12
45
1566
34.8
29
0.6
3
32.8
5. Jacksonville State
11
54
1878
34.8
111
2.1
4
31.2
6. Southeast Missouri
12
52
2121
40.8
405
7.8
5
31.1
7. Austin Peay
11
51
1888
37.0
235
4.6
5
30.5
8. Murray State
12
63
2278
36.2
302
4.8
3
30.4
9. UT Martin
12
48
1879
39.1
393
8.2
2
30.1
OVC GAMES
ALL GAMES
W
L
Pct.
PF
PA
Strk.
W
L
Pct.
PF
PA
Home Away
Neutral Strk.
Eastern Kentucky #
7
1
.875
220
152
W7
8
4
.667
266
275
5-1
3-3
0-0
L1
Jacksonville State
6
2
.750
259
177
W3
8
3
.727
349
239
5-0
3-3
0-0
W3
UT Martin
6
2
.750
278
202
L1
8
4
.667
448
316
4-2
4-2
0-0
L1
Tennessee State
5
3
.625
245
196
L2
8
4
.667
375
287
5-0
2-3
1-1
L2
Murray State
4
4
.500
196
229
W1
5
7
.417
272
376
4-2
1-5
0-0
W1
Eastern Illinois
3
5
.375
166
179
W1
5
7
.417
272
281
3-2
2-5
0-0
W1
Southeast Missouri
2
6
.250
172
218
W1
4
8
.333
262
364
2-4
2-4
0-0
W1
Austin Peay
2
6
.250
171
222
L1
2
9
.182
212
328
1-4
1-5
0-0
L1
Tennessee Tech
1
7
.125
148
297
L7
3
9
.250
240
420
2-4
1-5
0-0
L7
2008 FINAL TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS
  # - OVC Champion and NCAA Playoff Participant

2009 Ohio Valley Conference Football Media Guide
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PASSING
CL G
ATT CMP INT PCT.
YDS TD AVG/G
  1. Cade Thompson, UTM
Jr. 12
328
190
14
57.9 2680 24
223.3
 2. Ryan Perrilloux, JSU
Jr. 11
297
187
13
63.0 2318 19
210.7
 3. Jeff Ehrhardt, MUR
So.
9
266
169
8
63.5 1885 11
209.4
 4. Antonio Heffner, TSU
Sr. 11
249
149
12
59.8 2239 15
203.5
  5. Houston Lillard, SEMO
Sr. 11
292
166
13
56.8 2067 12
187.9
 6. Allan Holland, EKU
Sr. 12
329
197
8
59.9 2121
8
176.8
 7. Bodie Reeder, EIU
Jr. 12
282
177
7
62.8 1931 13
160.9
 8. Lee Sweeney, TTU
Jr. 11
267
160
11
59.9 1644
9
149.5
  9. Matt Scheible, SEMO
Fr. 10
102
44
3
43.1
540
5
 54.0
10. Chris Franklin, MUR
So. 10
94
60
4
63.8
476
2
 47.6
RUSHING
CL
G
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG YDS/G
 1. Javarris Williams, TSU
Sr.
10
207
1037
5.0
15
55
103.7
 2. Travorus Bess, EIU
Sr.
12
192
1086
5.7
3
55
90.5
 3. Daniel Jackson, JSU
Sr.
10
128
815
6.4
3
55
81.5
 4. C.J. Walker, EKU
Jr.
12
147
706
4.8
7
60
58.8
 5. Brandyn Young, UTM
Jr.
12
143
702
4.9
12
94
58.5
 6. Ryan White, APSU
Fr.
11
118
600
5.1
3
45
54.5
 7. Charlie Jordan, MUR
Jr.
11
139
534
3.8
6
74
48.5
  8. Theo Townsend, APSU
Jr.
9
104
422
4.1
2
40
46.9
 9. Paul McKinnis, MUR
Sr.
12
102
556
5.5
6
54
46.3
10. Antonio Heffner, TSU
Sr.
11
116
503
4.3
4
25
45.7
TOTAL OFFENSE
CL
G RUSH
PASS PLAYS TOTAL YDS/G
 1. Antonio Heffner, TSU
Sr. 11
503
2239
365
2742
249.3
 2. Jeff Ehrhardt, MUR
So.
9
321
1885
344
2206
245.1
 3. Ryan Perrilloux, JSU
Jr. 11
368
2318
414
2686
244.2
  4. Cade Thompson, UTM
Jr. 12
-112
2680
349
2568
214.0
  5. Houston Lillard, SEMO
Sr. 11
-75
2067
343
1992
181.1
 6. Allan Holland, EKU
Sr. 12
25
2121
400
2146
178.8
 7. Bodie Reeder, EIU
Jr. 12
-126
1931
313
1805
150.4
 8. Lee Sweeney, TTU
Jr. 11
-96
1644
299
1548
140.7
 9. Javarris Williams, TSU
Sr. 10
1037
0
207
1037
103.7
10. Travorus Bess, EIU
Sr. 12
1086
0
192
1086
90.5