News from the FCS
October 18th, 2014, 12:20 AM
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Tweet #EIUBleedBlueEIU Game Notes**| *SEMO Game Notes**|**Listen Live**| **Watch Live - OVC Digital Network**| *Live Stats**|Eastern Illinois (1-5, 1-1 OVC) at Southeast Missouri (4-3, 2-1 OVC)Saturday, October 18 at 1 p.m.Houck Stadium (10,000) – Cape Girardeau, Mo.TV:*OVC Digital Network (online)Radio:*Panther Radio Network – WEIU 88.9 FM (Charleston), WHOW 1520 AM / 92.3 FM (Clinton), WSVZ 98.3 FM (Shelbyville/Effingham) and WMKR 94.3 FM (Taylorville)THE GAMEEastern Illinois and Southeast Missouri will meet on Saturday as both teams suffered their first Ohio Valley Conference loss last week with both teams falling in overtime. * EIU had its 13 game OVC win streak snapped in 36-33 overtime loss at Eastern Kentucky. *Southeast Missouri lost 44-41 in double overtime at Murray State as the Redhawks were knocked out of the national rankings.EIU will be playing on the road for the third straight week as they have losses at Ohio on Sept. 27 and last week at Eastern Kentucky. *It marks the first time since the 2006 season that EIU has played three straight road games, EIU went 1-2 in those games with a win at Samford and losses at Illinois State and Hawaii.EIU and SEMO feature the top two statistical quarterbacks in the Ohio Valley Conference in Jalen Whitlow for the Panthers and Kyle Snyder for the Redhawks. *Whitlow is second in the OVC in total offense with 253.8 yards per game. *He has rushed for five touchdowns and passed for five. *Snyder leads the OVC in total offense at 260.6 yards per game. *Synder has six rushing touchdowns and 13 passing touchdowns.EIU's defense has allowed the fewest number of first downs in the OVC this season ranking 18th in the nation. * SEMO is 17th in the nation and first in the OVC in 3rd down conversion converting 45.5 percent of the time.THE SERIESThis will be the 22nd meeting between Eastern Illinois and Southeast Missouri. * The Panthers hold a 15-6 all-time series lead including wins over the Redhawks the last two seasons in Charleston. * EIU won 55-33 last season for the annual EIU homecoming game. * SEMO's last win in the series was in Cape Girardeau in 2011, a 37-30 victory. *EIU holds a 15-4 series lead since the two schools starting playing annually in 1995.UP NEXTEastern Illinois will host Tennessee State on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 1:30 p.m. at O'Brien Field. *It will serve as the 97th annual homecoming game for the Panthers. * Tickets are available by calling 217-581-2106 or online at www.eiupanthertickets.com*
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Tweet #EIUBleedBlueEIU Game Notes**| *SEMO Game Notes**|**Listen Live**| **Watch Live - OVC Digital Network**| *Live Stats**|Eastern Illinois (1-5, 1-1 OVC) at Southeast Missouri (4-3, 2-1 OVC)Saturday, October 18 at 1 p.m.Houck Stadium (10,000) – Cape Girardeau, Mo.TV:*OVC Digital Network (online)Radio:*Panther Radio Network – WEIU 88.9 FM (Charleston), WHOW 1520 AM / 92.3 FM (Clinton), WSVZ 98.3 FM (Shelbyville/Effingham) and WMKR 94.3 FM (Taylorville)THE GAMEEastern Illinois and Southeast Missouri will meet on Saturday as both teams suffered their first Ohio Valley Conference loss last week with both teams falling in overtime. * EIU had its 13 game OVC win streak snapped in 36-33 overtime loss at Eastern Kentucky. *Southeast Missouri lost 44-41 in double overtime at Murray State as the Redhawks were knocked out of the national rankings.EIU will be playing on the road for the third straight week as they have losses at Ohio on Sept. 27 and last week at Eastern Kentucky. *It marks the first time since the 2006 season that EIU has played three straight road games, EIU went 1-2 in those games with a win at Samford and losses at Illinois State and Hawaii.EIU and SEMO feature the top two statistical quarterbacks in the Ohio Valley Conference in Jalen Whitlow for the Panthers and Kyle Snyder for the Redhawks. *Whitlow is second in the OVC in total offense with 253.8 yards per game. *He has rushed for five touchdowns and passed for five. *Snyder leads the OVC in total offense at 260.6 yards per game. *Synder has six rushing touchdowns and 13 passing touchdowns.EIU's defense has allowed the fewest number of first downs in the OVC this season ranking 18th in the nation. * SEMO is 17th in the nation and first in the OVC in 3rd down conversion converting 45.5 percent of the time.THE SERIESThis will be the 22nd meeting between Eastern Illinois and Southeast Missouri. * The Panthers hold a 15-6 all-time series lead including wins over the Redhawks the last two seasons in Charleston. * EIU won 55-33 last season for the annual EIU homecoming game. * SEMO's last win in the series was in Cape Girardeau in 2011, a 37-30 victory. *EIU holds a 15-4 series lead since the two schools starting playing annually in 1995.UP NEXTEastern Illinois will host Tennessee State on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 1:30 p.m. at O'Brien Field. *It will serve as the 97th annual homecoming game for the Panthers. * Tickets are available by calling 217-581-2106 or online at www.eiupanthertickets.com*
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