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Gateway Football Weekly Notebook
Saturday, May 9th, 2009
Near Missess
With near misses against Minnesota (Illinois State lost 37-21) and Northern
Illinois (Southern Illinois fell 23-22), the Gateway is now 0-6 against I-A
teams this season. The Gateway has 24 I-A wins since 1985, which includes at
least one I-A win every year since 1995.
Gateway Players of the Week: Sept. 11
Saturday, May 9th, 2009This week’s Players of the Week in the Gateway
Football Conference are Travis Glasford of Western Illinois; DB Quincy Wallace
of Indiana State; PK Kyle Hooper of Indiana State; and OL Brad Durham of SMS.
Offensive
RB Travis Glasford, Western Illinois
Jr., 5-11, 190, Miami (Fla.) Southridge
Glasford rushed for 229 yards and six TDs on 24 carries in under [...]
Saturday Football Recaps — Sept. 11
Saturday, May 9th, 2009Two I-A near-misses were the story in Gateway
Conference action on Sept. 11. Illinois State battled No. 22 Minnesota before
falling, 37-21, and top-ranked Southern Illinois fell at I-A Northern Illinois,
23-22, as a failed two-point try by the Salukis late in the fourth was the
difference.
In all, the Gateway went 5-3 on Saturday, including a 2-1 mark [...]
Salukis Are No. 1 in the Nation
Saturday, May 9th, 2009Southern Illinois has become the fifth No. 1 team in Gateway history, and third different team in the past three years, as the Salukis are the top-ranked team in the Sports Network Top-25 poll, announced Monday.
It marks the first time SIU is ranked #1 in the nation since winning the National Championship in 1983. That [...]
2003 All-Newcomer Team Announced
Saturday, May 9th, 2009For the first time in league history, a Gateway
Newcomer of the Year is from the University of Northern Iowa; while the league’s
Freshman of the Year hails from Western Kentucky University.
RB Terrance Freeney becomes the first Panther to win the league’s Newcomer of
the Year honor, while QB Justin Haddix is the first Hilltopper to earn [...]
Three Teams Advance to Round Two
Saturday, May 9th, 2009The Gateway Football Conference went 3-1 in the
opening round of the I-AA playoffs, but all three teams will be on the road on
Dec. 6, as quarterfinal action takes place next Saturday. This past weekend,
Western Illinois won at Montana, 43-40 (2ot); Western Kentucky rolled past
Jacksonville State, 45-7; UNI outdistanced visiting Montana State, 35-14; and
Southern Illinois fell [...]
2003 All-Conference Football Team
Saturday, May 9th, 2009For the first time in league history, the Gateway
has a repeat Offensive Player of the Year and a repeat Defensive Player of the
Year honoree in the same season, as QB Russ Michna and LB Boomer Grigsby
successfully defended their 2002 individual honors by earning 2003 Gateway
Conference top player awards.
Additionally, Jerry Kill - a finalist for [...]
Four Gateway Teams Dot Top 10
Saturday, May 9th, 2009n the final regular-season poll of 2003, four Gateway schools are in the
Sports Network/CSTV Top 10, including Southern Illinois, which ranks No. 4 in
the nation to lead all Gateway teams.
UNI ranks No. 7 in the poll, while Western Kentucky (9th) and Western
Illinois (10th) represent the league in the nation’s Top 10. It marks the [...]
2003 All-Academic Football Team
Saturday, May 9th, 2009Thirty-three student-athletes, including 12 who
earned first-team honors, highlight the 2003 Gateway Conference all-academic
team, announced by the league office today.
Nominees must be starters or important reserves with at least a 3.00
cumulative grade point average (4.0 scale). Student-athletes must have reached
sophomore academic and athletic standing at their institutions (freshmen are not
eligible) and must have completed at [...]