2009 Ohio Valley Conference Football Media Guide

Preseason  All-OVC Team
QB
Cade Thompson, UT Martin
Sr.
RB
Brandyn Young, UT Martin
Sr.
RB
C.J. Walker, Eastern Kentucky
Sr.
WR
Mike Hicks, UT Martin
Sr.
WR
Derrick Townsel, Murray State
Sr.
WR
Walter Peoples, Southeast Missouri
Sr.
TE
DeAngelo Nelson, Murray State
Sr.
C
Reggie Wade, Jacksonville State
Jr.
OG
Chaz Millard, Eastern Illinois
Sr.
OG
Eric Ornella, Murray State
Sr.
OT
Derek Hardman, Eastern Kentucky
Sr.
OT
Joe Gibbs, UT Martin
Sr.
DL
Austen Lane, Murray State
Sr.
DL
Brandt Thomas, Jacksonville State
Sr.
DL
Chris Hall, Eastern Kentucky
Sr.
DL
Charlie Seivers, Tennessee Tech
Jr.
LB
Alexander Henderson, Jacksonville State
Sr.
LB
Daniel Becker, Austin Peay
Sr.
LB
Josh Bey, UT Martin
Jr.
DB
Kevis Buckley, Austin Peay
Sr.
DB
Carnell Clark, Jacksonville State
Sr.
DB
Eugene Clifford, Tennessee State
Jr.
DB
Taylor Lanigan, Murray State
Sr.
K
Kienan Cullen, Murray State
So.
P
Doug Spada, Southeast Missouri
Sr.
RS
Terrence Holt, Austin Peay
Jr.
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Cade Thompson (QB), UT Martin
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Austen Lane (DE), Murray State
Murray State had six selections to the 2009 Preseason
All-OVC team, the most of any OVC school. The Racers
were followed by UT Martin who had five selections and
Jacksonville State who had four picks. All nine teams had
at least one player appear on the squad.
UT Martin senior quarterback Cade Thompson, the
2008 OVC Offensive Player, was tabbed the Preseason
Player of the Year this season after throwing for 2,680
yards and 24 touchdowns as a junior. Murray State se-
nior defensive end Austen Lane was picked as the
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year after ranking
fourth nationally in both sacks (1.0) and tackles-for-loss
(1.83) per game last season.

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RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS
Following are a look at the top statistical returners this sea-
son based on their production during the 2008 season.
(Current year of eligibility indicated in parenthesis)
Passing
Att./Comp.
Yds.
TD/Int.
Cade Thompson, UTM (Sr.)
190/328
2680
24/14
Ryan Perrilloux, JSU (Sr.)
187/297
2318
19/13
Bodie Reeder, EIU (Sr.)
177/282
1931
13/7
Jeff Ehrhardt, MUR (Jr.)
169/266
1885
11/8
Lee Sweeney, TTU (Sr.)
160/267
1644
9/11
Rushing
Att.
Yds.
TD’s
C.J. Walker, EKU (Sr.)
147
706
7
Brandyn Young, UTM (Sr.)
143
702
12
Ryan White, APSU (So.)
118
600
3
Charlie Jordan, MUR (Sr.)
139
534
6
Receiving
Rec.
Yds.
TD’s
Tim Benford, TTU (So.)
68
782
10
Mike Hicks, UTM (Sr.)
66
894
12
Walter Peoples, SEMO (Sr.)
65
903
6
Marcus Harris, MUR (Jr.)
61
652
6
Derrick Townsel, MUR (Jr.)
53
667
3
Tackles
UT
AT
Total
Taylor Lanigan, MUR (Sr.)
34
70
104
Alexander Henderson, JSU (Sr.)
52
51
103
Daniel Becker, APSU (Sr.)
42
6
102
Tamar Butler, MUR (Sr.)
42
49
91
Josh Bey, UTM (Jr.)
46
42
88
Sacks
Sacks
Yds.
Austen Lane, MUR (Sr.)
12.0
108
Chris Hall, EKU (Sr.)
6.0
37
Charlie Seivers, TTU (Jr.)
5.0
35
Jamison Wadley, JSU (So.)
5.0
32
Kellen Woodard, TSU (Sr.)
4.5
28
Interceptions
Int.
Yds.
TD’s
Kevis Buckley, APSU (Sr.)
6
70
1
Eddie Calvin, SEMO (Sr.)
4
47
0
Rashad Haynes, EIU (Jr.)
4
36
1
A.J. Davis, JSU (So.)
3
3
0
Eugene Clifford, TSU (Jr.)
3
81
1
Jeremy Caldwell, EKU (So.)
3
68
1
Murray State senior defensive lineman Austen Lane was named the OVC Preseason Defensive Player
of the Year. As a junior he recorded 22.0 tackles for loss and 12.0 sacks in 12 games for the Racers.
This summer Lane was named the FCS Preseason Defensive Player of the Year by Consensus Draft
Services (CDS), making him the top defensive player at the FCS level.
ALL-TIME COACHING VICTORIES
Eastern Illinois head coach Bob Spoo continues to climb
the OVC all-time wins chart. Spoo has 80 total wins since
Eastern Illinois has been a member of the Ohio Valley
Conference. He is just one win away from moving into the
top five and is currently the only active OVC coach in the
Top 10. In total 79 coaches have led programs while a
member of the OVC from 1948 to the present.
Coach
Years
Record
1. Roy Kidd (EKU)
1964-02
315-123-8 (.715)
2. Boots Donnelly (AP/MT)
1977-78, 79-98
154-94-1 (.620)
3. Charles Murphy (MTSU)
1952-68
117-53-5 (.683)
4. Jimmy Feix (WKU)
1968-81
99-43-5 (.690)
5. Don Wade (TTU)
1968-82
81-78-3 (.509)
6. Bob Spoo (EIU)
1996-present
80-60 (.571)
7. Wilburn Tucker (TTU)
1954-67
70-66-5 (.514)
8. Bill Furgerson (MUR)
1967-77
60-49-4 (.549)
9. Nick Denes (WKU)
1957-67
57-39-7 (.587)
10. Mike Hennigan (TTU)
1996-05
52-57 (.477)
13. Jack Crowe (JSU)
2003-present
43-24 (.642)
36. Jason Simpson (UTM)
2006-present
21-14 (.600)
Watson Brown (AP/TTU) 1979-80, 07-pres.
21-24 (.467)
James Webster (TSU)
2005-present
21-24 (.467)
45. Matt Griffin (UTM/MUR) 2003-05, 06-pres.
18-50 (.265)
58. Tony Samuel (SEMO)
2006-present
11-23 (.324)
61. Rick Christophel (APSU)
2007-present
9-13 (.409)
64. Dean Hood (EKU)
2008-present
8-4 (.667)
Note: Wins are in all games while team has been a member of the
Ohio Valley Conference.
former assistant coach Jerry Reese made waves in 2007 when he led the New
York Giants to the Super Bowl XLII Championship in his first season as General
Manager with the franchise.
Head Coaches All Return: For the first time since the 2004 season, every head
coach in the OVC returns to coach the same team they did last season.  All nine
coaches are back including the Dean of OVC Coaches, Bob Spoo of Eastern
Illinois. Spoo is beginning his 22nd season with the Panthers in 2009.
FCS Playoff Expansion: In April 2008 the NCAA Board of Directors approved a
new budget for the Division I Football Championships, which allowed the
postseason bracket to expand from 16 to 20 teams beginning in the 2010 sea-
son. It marks the first expansion since the playoff field grew from 12 to 16 in
1997. In 2010, the field will be comprised of 10 automatic bids (up from 8 now)
and 10 at-large berths (up from 8 now).
OVC and SportsUnlimited Announce Launch of OVC Football Magazine: The
Ohio Valley Conference has announced the launch and production of "Ohio
Valley Conference Football 2009" a full-color, limited edition football magazine
that previews the 2009 football season. The venture with SportsUnlimited will be
available in late August but is now available for pre-order. Detailed feature ar-
ticles on all nine OVC teams will be included in the publication. For the first time,
OVC football will be featured in a full-color magazine dedicated to its nine schools
and suitable for display on your coffee table year round. To order your copy log
onto www.collegesportsmags.com.  The cost of the publication is $4.99 plus tax
and shipping.
OVCSports.TV: For the fourth consecutive year, fans can watch every Confer-
ence matchup and all non-conference home contests at OVCSports.TV. The
venture with JumpTV Sports allows fans to access live and on-demand stream-
ing video and audio of all conference matchups on their home computer. The
premium Web site was launched in July 2006 and streamed over a thousand
events in its first three seasons, including all Conference matchups in football
and men’s and women’s basketball as well as select baseball, soccer, softball
and volleyball games and OVC Championship events. Packages are available
on a yearly, seasonally, monthly or per-event basis.

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Thursday, September 3
Iowa Wesleyan at UT Martin, 6:00 p.m.
Quincy at Southeast Missouri, 6:00 p.m.
Eastern Ky. at Indiana, 7:00 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
Illinois State at Eastern Illinois, 7:00 p.m.
Kentucky Wesleyan at Murray State, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 5
Jacksonville St. at Georgia Tech, 12:00 p.m. (ESPN360)
Alabama A&M at Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m.
Newberry at Austin Peay, 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 10
Pikeville College at Tennessee Tech, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 12
Eastern Illinois at Indiana State, 12:05 p.m.
Austin Peay at Youngstown State, 3:00 p.m.
UT Martin at Missouri State, 3:00 p.m.
Jacksonville St. at Florida St., 5:00 p.m. (ESPN360)
Murray State at North Carolina State, 5:00 p.m.
Tennessee St. vs. Jackson St., 6:00 p.m. (Memphis)
Southeast Missouri at Cincinnati, 6:30 p.m. (FS Ohio)
Saturday, September 19
Murray State at Missouri State, 3:00 p.m.
*Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri, 6:00 p.m.
Jacksonville State at Alabama A&M, 6:00 p.m.
Tennessee State at Southern, 6:00 p.m.
*Tennessee Tech at Eastern Kentucky, 6:00 p.m.
Austin Peay at Illinois State, 6:30 p.m.
UT Martin at Memphis, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 26
Tennessee Tech at Kansas State, 1:10 p.m.
Jacksonville State at Nicholls State, 3:00 p.m.
*Eastern Illinois at Austin Peay, 6:00 p.m.
*Southeast Missouri at UT Martin, 6:00 p.m.
Tennessee St. vs. Florida A&M, 6:00 p.m. (Atlanta, Ga.)
*Eastern Kentucky at Murray State, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 3
*UT Martin at Jacksonville State, 1:00 p.m.
*Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois, 1:30 p.m.
*Southeast Missouri at Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m.
*Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 10
*Austin Peay at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m.
*Tennessee Tech at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m.
*Jacksonville State at Murray State, 3:00 p.m.
*Tennessee State at Eastern Kentucky, 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Illinois at Penn State, TBA
Saturday, October 17
*Tennessee Tech at Eastern Illinois, 1:30 p.m.
*UT Martin at Eastern Kentucky, 2:00 p.m.
*Murray State at Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m.
2009 COMPOSITE OVC SCHEDULE
2010 OVC SCHEDULE
September 11
Southeast Missouri at Murray State
September 18
Eastern Illinois at UT Martin
September 25
Austin Peay at Eastern Kentucky
Jacksonville State at Eastern Illinois
UT Martin at Murray State
Tennessee Tech at Southeast Missouri
October 2
Austin Peay at Tennessee State
Southeast Missouri at Eastern Illinois
Murray State at Jacksonville State
UT Martin at Tennessee Tech
October 9
Tennessee Tech at Austin Peay
Eastern Illinois at Eastern Kentucky
Jacksonville State at UT Martin
Tennessee State at Southeast Missouri
October 16
Southeast Missouri at Austin Peay
Eastern Illinois at Tennessee Tech
Eastern Kentucky at UT Martin
October 23
Austin Peay at Jacksonville State
Murray State at Eastern Illinois
Eastern Kentucky at Southeast Missouri
Tennessee Tech at Tennessee State
October 30
Austin Peay at Eastern Illinois
Murray State at Eastern Kentucky
Tennessee State at Jacksonville State
UT Martin at Southeast Missouri
November 6
UT Martin at Austin Peay
Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State
Jacksonville State at Eastern Kentucky
Tennessee Tech at Murray State
November 13
Murray State at Austin Peay
Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee Tech
Southeast Missouri at Jacksonville State
Tennessee State at UT Martin
November 20
Jacksonville State at Tennessee Tech
Tennessee State at Murray State
All Future Schedules Are Subject to Change
Saturday, October 24
*Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State, 1:00 p.m.
*Southeast Missouri at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m.
*Eastern Kentucky at Austin Peay, 6:00 p.m.
*Murray State at UT Martin, 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 31
*Southeast Missouri at Eastern Kentucky, 12:00 p.m.
*Eastern Illinois at Murray State, 1:00 p.m.
*Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m.
*Jacksonville State at Austin Peay, 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 7
Tennessee Tech at Georgia, 12:00 p.m.
*Austin Peay at Murray State, 1:00 p.m.
*Jacksonville State at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m.
*UT Martin at Tennessee State, 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky, TBA
Saturday, November 14
*Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville State, 12:00 p.m.
Western Carolina at Eastern Kentucky, 12:00 p.m.
*Murray State at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m.
*UT Martin at Eastern Illinois, 1:30 p.m.
*Tennessee State at Austin Peay, 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 19
*Tennessee St. at Eastern Illinois, 5:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Saturday, November 21
*Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State, 12:00 p.m.
*Austin Peay at UT Martin, 1:00 p.m.
Southern Illinois at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m.
*Murray State at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 28
FCS Playoffs First Round (campus sites)
Saturday, December 5
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals (campus sites)
Friday, December 11/Saturday, December 12
FCS Playoffs Semifinals (campus sites)
Friday, December 18
FCS National Championship (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
* - Denotes OVC contest
All Times CENTRAL
Dates and times subject to change
All Conference games and home non-conference
games featuring OVC schools will be available live
and on-demand at OVCSports.TV

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AUSTIN PEAY
GOVERNORS
2009 SCHEDULE
QUICK FACTS
Basic Information
Location: ........................................................................... Clarksville, Tenn.
Enrollment: ........................................................................................... 9,401
Founded: ................................................................................................ 1927
Nickname: ...................................................................................... Governors
Colors: .................................................................................... Red  and White
President: ................................................................................. Timothy Hall
Athletic Director: ........................................................................... Dave Loos
Stadium (Capacity): ........................................ Governors  Stadium (10,000)
Surface: .................................................................. Polytan Mega Grass
Media Relations
Football Contact: ........................................................................ Brad  Kirtley
Office Phone: ................................................................ [phone]
Cell Phone: ................................................................... [phone]
Fax: ................................................................................ [phone]
Email: ....................................................................... [e-mail]
Web site: ................................................................ www.apsugovernors.com
Press Box Phone: ................................................................. [phone]
Team Information
Offense: ....................................................................................... Pro Spread
Defense: ................................................................................................. 4-2-5
Lettermen Returning/Lost: ................................................................... 54/13
Offensive Starters Returning: ............................................................... 6
Defensive Starters Returning: ............................................................... 9
Specialist Starters Returning: ............................................................... 3
2008 Record/OVC Record (Finish): ..................................... 2-9/2-6 (7th/tie)
Postseason: ...................................................................................... none
All-Time Record/OVC Record: ............. 265-451-16  (.373)/89-159-2 (.360)
Joined OVC: ................................. 1963 (was not a member from 1997-06)
OVC Championships (Last): ............................................................ 1  (1977)
NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances (Last): ..................................................... 0
Governors Stadium (10,000) - Opened in 1946.
Timothy Hall
President
Dave Loos
Athletics Director
Brad Kirtley
Football Contact
Rick Christophel
Head Coach
Sept. 5
Newberry
6:00 p.m.
First meeting
Sept. 12 at Youngstown State
3:00 p.m.
Youngstown State leads 6-2; Last Meeting: YSU won 20-18 (10/17/87)
Sept. 19 at Illinois State
6:30 p.m.
Illinois State 1-0; Last Meeting: ISU won 13-9 (10/27/90)
Sept. 26 Eastern Illinois*
6:00 p.m.
Eastern Illinois leads 6-3; Last Meeting: APSU won 15-13 (11/15/08)
Oct. 3
at  Tennessee  Tech*  (TV:  WCTE)
7:00  p.m.
Tennessee Tech leads 25-17; Last Meeting: APSU won 31-28 (10/25/08)
Oct. 10
at Southeast Missouri*
1:00 p.m.
Southeast Missouri leads 8-5; Last Meeting: SEMO won 33-30 (11/22/08)
Oct. 24
Eastern Kentucky*
6:00 p.m.
Eastern Ky. leads 38-3; Last Meeting: EKU won 13-10 in OT (9/27/08)
Oct. 31
Jacksonville State* (HC)
4:00 p.m.
Jacksonville St. leads 10-6-3; Last Meeting: JSU won 35-22 (11/1/08)
Nov. 7
at Murray State*
1:00  p.m.
Murray State leads 29-13; Last Meeting: MSU won 32-12 (10/4/08)
Nov. 14
Tennessee  State*
4:00 p.m.
Tennessee St. leads 8-3; Last Meeting: TSU won 37-34 (10/18/08)
Nov. 21
at UT Martin* (TV: WLJT)
1:00  p.m.
UT Martin leads 30-25-2; Last Meeting: UTM won 31-17 (9/20/08)
* Denotes Ohio Valley Conference Matchup
Home Games in Bold             HC - Homecoming
All Times Central and Subject to Change

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OFFENSE
WR
11
Adrian Mines
6-4
195
Jr.
81
Angelo Gennero
6-1
180
Fr.
WR
 1
Darryl Miller
6-2
198
Jr.
98
Lee Pardue
6-1
180
R-Fr.
OT
77
James Barker
6-3
298
R-So.
74
J.P. Washington
6-4
350
So.
OG
69
Kelvin Little
6-1
295
R-Jr.
73
B.J. Oliver
5-10
250
Fr.
C
50
Tim Schmid
6-2
290
So.
51
Martin White
6-1
333
R-Jr.
OG
53
Stanley Brooks
5-11
260
Sr.
76
Justin Cunningham
6-1
285
R-Sr.
OT
61
Tyler Trent
6-1
285
Sr.
70
Chris Hayes
6-2
298
So.
QB
 7
Trent Caffee
6-3
220
Jr.
14
T.C. Jennings
6-1
200
Jr.
15
Jake Ryan
6-1
180
R-Fr.
TB
29
Ryan White
5-9
185
R-So.
 3
Terrence Holt
5-8
165
Jr.
31
Otis Spivey
5-9
190
Sr.
FB
32
Jontamion Forrest
5-11
235
So.
22
Jeff Lyle
5-10
205
Sr.
TE
95
Jack Hoeh
6-5
233
Sr.
83
Brad Williams
6-3
240
Jr.
DEFENSE
DE
88
Chris Newell
6-4
245
R-Sr.
38
Preston Keck
6-2
220
R-So.
DT
96
Steven Johnson
6-2
285
Jr.
58
Anthony Marion
6-3
249
R-Fr.
NT
99
Rocky Dee Peeler
6-2
288
Sr.
55
Phillip Sparn
6-1
264
Sr.
DE
48
Nick Clark
6-0
260
Sr.
45
Ben Collins
6-0
265
Jr.