In-Game Notes

Oct. 3, 2009

First Quarter
• SIU Captains: 64, 90, 92, 97
• Senior right tackle Shawn Smith made his 42nd consecutive start.
• Deji Karim scored on a 92-yard run on SIU's first play from scrimmage. It broke the school record for the longest run in school history. The previous long was an 85-yarder by Andre Herrera against Northern Illinois in 1976.
• Mike McElroy intercepted his second pass of the season at 9:25. It was his fifth career interception.
• Karim returned a kickoff 69-yards to the WIU 26-yard line, setting up his 3-yard TD run at 2:41.
• With SIU leading 14-3 after the first quarter, the Salukis have now outscored their opponents 128-33 in the last 16 games.

Second Quarter
• Karim's 42-yard reception inside the 11-minute mark is the longest of his career.
• Allaria's 39-yard reception from Dieker inside of five-minutes was the duo's fifth connection for over 20 yards this season.
• Kyle Dougherty made two field goals in the period. The first was from 43 yards at 3:58 and the second was a 37-yarder with seven seconds left.
• Karim finished the half with 217 all-purpose yards.
• The Salukis led 27-10 at the half and have now outscored opponents 322-125 in the first half of games since 2008.

Third Quarter
• Dougherty hit a 43-yard field goal at 8:49, his made field goal of the game. • Linebacker Fred Wright recorded his first sack of the season near the eight-minute mark.
• Dieker's interception at 5:23 was his first thrown in his last 91 attempts.
• Scott Cole recorded his first career-sack at 4:13.
• Lance Caldwell recorded his first career interception at 2:42 that he returned 26 yards.

Fourth Quarter
• Travis Littles recorded a sack at 5:50.
• McElroy intercepted his second pass of the game at 5:35.

Final Notes
• Southern Illinois has now won eight-straight games against Western Illinois.
• SIU is now 10-0 under head coach Dale Lennon against unranked opponents.
• The Salukis have won all seven games under Lennon when they had a 100-yard rusher.