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Glasford’s 5 TDs Key Western Win

Travis Glasford scored five times to help No. 2 Western Illinois to a 54-20 win at Youngstown State on Saturday. Meanwhile, Southern Illinois' Tom Koutsos scored three times to lift the Salukis to a 6-0 record for the first time since 1983 and became the league's all-time leading rusher in the process. Elsewhere, UNI edged Indiana State, 22-14, as the Panthers moved to 5-1. Western Kentucky used three field goals from Matt Lange to beat SMS, 9-6, in a Saturday night game. No. 2 Western Illinois 54, Youngstown State 20 Western Illinois’ running back Travis Glasford tied the Gateway Conference record with five touchdowns to lead the No. 2-ranked Leathernecks over the Youngstown State football team 54-20 on Saturday afternoon. Glasford, who rushed for

Gateway Holds 4 of Top 12 Spots

Western Illinois creeped a step closer to No. 1 McNeese State, as the Leathernecks received 18 first-place votes in the Sports Network poll, but Western remains No. 2 after defeating previous No. 5 Western Kentucky. The Hilltoppers dropped to No. 9 in the Sports Network poll, while Southern Illinois jumped three spots to No. 8, and UNI is at No. 12. The only other time four Gateway teams were in the Top 12 the same week was on Oct. 15, 2001, when Youngstown (5), Western Kentucky (10), UNI (11), and Western Illinois (12) represented the league. Twenty-three of the poll’s 25 teams will be in action this week, with a

Gateway Players of the Week

This week’s Gateway Players of the Week are RB Demetrus Johnson of Illinois State; LB Lee Russell of Western Illinois; OL Justin Rich of Southern Illinois; and RS Michael Sparks of SMS.
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Offensive
RB Demetrus Johnson, Illinois State
5-9, 185, Jr., Milwaukee, Wis.
Homestead High/Minnesota transfer Johnson had the best game of his career, as the [...]

Western Grabs I-AA’s Top Ranking

Following a decisive 34-12 win over I-A Eastern
Michigan on Thursday night, the Western Illinois Leathernecks have jumped from
No. 4 to No. 1 in this week’s Sports Network/CSTV I-AA Top 25 poll.

Western, which is top-ranked for the first time since The Sports Network poll
became an NCAA ranking of record in 1993, earned 41 first-place votes and [...]

Weekly Football Notebook - Sept. 7

The Gateway Football Conference is off to one of its best starts as the league is 12-3 against non-league opponents through the first two weekends. The only losses have come at the hands of I-A teams (the league is 1-3 vs. I-A). The Gateway is a perfect 3-0 against I-AA teams (including 1-0 against ranked [...]

Gateway Players of the Week

This week’s Gateway Players of the Week are WR Dwayne Smith of Illinois State, safety Alexis Moreland of Southern Illinois, RS James Norris of Western Illinois, and Fred Freitag of Indiana State.
Offensive
WR Dwayne Smith, Illinois State
6-3, 194, Sr., Rantoul (Ill.) High
Weighed by the death of his grandmother earlier in the week, senior wide receiver Dwayne [...]

Sports Network Top-25 Poll

Two Gateway schools are among the nation’s Top Five as Western Illinois (No.
4) and Western Kentucky (No. 5) represent the Gateway Conference in the
season-opening Sports Network top-25 poll.
Six of the league’s eight members received mention, as Illinois State, UNI,
Southern Illinois, and Youngstown State were among several schools receiving
votes in this week’s poll.
Twenty-three of [...]

Weekly Football Notebook - Aug. 31

The 2003 Gateway TV package begins with a game this Saturday as Southern Illinois visits Southeast Missouri State at 6:30 p.m. CDT. Blake Fulton (play-by-play), Pat Sperduto (color), and Mick Shaffer (sideline) call the action from SEMO’s Houck Stadium.
Gateway-OVC Challenge Series
In a cooperative effort to highlight intersectional rivalries between member institutions of each league, the [...]

Gateway Players of the Week - Aug. 31

Southwest Missouri State recorded its first shutout in 12 seasons, defeating East Central, 48-0, and two Bears playing their first games at SMS earned league Player of the Week plaudits. TB Cody Pratt and CB Torre Endsley of SMS earned Offensive and Defensive honors, punter Cory Henke of UNI took Special Teams player of the [...]

UNI Scares Iowa State, But Loses

After seven league teams opened Thursday, Aug. 28, only UNI played Saturday and the Panthers opened with a 17-10 loss at instate I-A rival Iowa State. The Cyclones scored the winning touchdown in the third quarter and held the Panthers scoreless in the final stanza to escape with the seven-point win.
With Iowa State leading 10-3 [...]

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