Football In-game notes vs. Eastern Illinois
11/28/2009 | 12:00:00 | Football
Nov. 28, 2009
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Saluki Football In-Game Notes vs. Eastern Illinois
Pre-game Notes
? SIU Captains: 8, 31, 75, 90
? Southern Illinois lost the toss. Will receive and defend the North goal.
? SIU is making its seventh-straight playoff appearance, which is the second longest active streak in the nation.
First Quarter
? Senior right tackle Shawn Smith made his 50th-consecutive start and senior linebacker Brandin Jordan made his 46th career start.
? Deji Karim fumbled on his second carry of the game. It was his first career fumble and it came on his 310th touch as a Saluki.
? The Panthers scored first on Saturday, marking just the third time all season that the Salukis were not the first to score.
? Karim scored his 17th rushing touchdown of the season at 7:33.
Second Quarter
? Paul McIntosh scored his sixth rushing touchdown of the season at 13:28.
? Lance Caldwell forced a fumble at 13:22 and Korey Lindsey recovered it at the EIU 31. It was Caldwell's second career forced fumble and the first fumble recovery in Lindsey's career.
? Chris Arthurs recorded his first sack of the season and it came on the EIU one-yard line.
? Kyle Dougherty's field goal at 7:24 was his 17th of the season and the 47th of his career.
? Kyle Russo scored his first career touchdown and SIU's fifth defensive touchdown with a 28-yard return on a fumble after a Kyle Walker sack. It was Walkers eighth and a half sack on the year and his first forced fumble.
? McIntosh finished the first half with 103 yards rushing, becoming just the second Saluki quarterback to rush for over 100-yards twice in a career. He's done so on consecutive weeks. He became the first player to rush for over 100 yards against the Panther defense all year.
Third Quarter
? Lance Caldwell intercepted his fifth pass of the season on EIU's first drive of the second half.
? Paul McIntosh threw his first career touchdown pass to John Goode at 11:29. It was Goode's fourth TD reception on the year.
? Brandin Jordan's fifth tackle of the game moved him into fifth place for the most tackles in SIU history. He passed Alexis Moreland on the Saluki record list.
? Deji Karim caught the first touchdown pass of his career at 6:37. It was his 28th career touchdown, which ties Karlton Carpenter for the sixth-most in school history.
? Karim passed Andre Herrera's 1,588 rushing yards for the third most in a season in SIU history. He finished the third quarter with 1,596 yards rushing this season.
? Kyle Dougherty's 45-yard field goal at 1:14 was his 18th of the season, which ties Ron Miller's record for the most in a single-season.
Fourth Quarter
? Deji Karim's 23rd carry of the game put him over 100-yards rushing. It was his ninth 100-yard rushing game of the season. The run went for 58 yards and a touchdown, his second rushing and third overall in the game.
? Michael Thornton recovered SIU's fifth fumble of the game, which is the second most in school history.
