Numbers Preview: APSU – EKU

The Governor — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:13:02 +0000

Gameday: Saturday, October 24

Gametime: 6 pm

Location: Governor’s Stadium, Clarksville, TN

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Preview

This is a strictly by the numbers preview of the upcoming football game between the Austin Peay State University Governors and the Eastern Kentucky University Colonels. Austin Peay comes into the game 2-4 (1-2), having lost games against Youngstown State, Illinois State, Eastern Illinois, and Tennessee Tech. Their two wins were against Newberry College and a miraculous come from behind victory at SEMO. Eastern Kentucky comes into the game 4-2 (4-1), with wins over Tennessee Tech, Murray State, Eastern Illinois, and UT-Martin. Below is a breakdown of the conference standings and major statistical categories for each school.

Conference Standings

Team	Overall Record	Conf. Record	Record	Pct	Home	Away	Neutral	Streak
Eastern Kentucky	4-2	4-1	4-2	.667	2-1	2-1	0-0	W1
Eastern Illinois	5-2	3-1	5-2	.714	2-1	3-1	0-0	W1
Tennessee State	3-4	2-1	3-4	.429	1-2	1-1	1-1	L1
Tennessee Tech	3-3	2-2	3-3	.500	2-0	1-3	0-0	L1
Austin Peay	2-4	1-2	2-4	.333	1-1	1-3	0-0	W1
Murray State	2-4	1-2	2-4	.333	1-2	1-2	0-0	W1
UT Martin	2-5	1-3	2-5	.286	2-1	0-4	0-0	L3
Southeast Missouri State	1-5	0-4	1-5	.167	1-2	0-3	0-0	L5
Jacksonville State	4-2	2-0	4-2	.667	1-0	3-2	0-0	W4

	APSU	EKU	Advantage
PPG	21.5	22.8	EKU
Pass Yds/Game	131.8	230.0	EKU
Yds/Catch	11.3	14.2	EKU
Pass TDs	4	4	PUSH
Rush Yds/Game	174.8	127.3	APSU
Yds/Carry	4.1	3.2	APSU
Rushing TDs	11	10	APSU
Fumbles Lost	7	7	PUSH
Interceptions	11	4	EKU
3rd Down Conversion	33/82 (40%)	30/80 (38%)	APSU
4th Down Conversion	9/17 (53%)	3/7 (43%)	APSU

*Opponents*
PPG	29.0	19.2	EKU
Pass Yds/Game	207.7	238.7	APSU
Yds/Catch	9.8	11.6	APSU
Pass TDs	11	8	EKU
Rush Yds/Game	119.7	73.5	EKU
Yds/Carry	3.3	2.3	EKU
Rushing TDs	10	6	EKU
Fumbles Lost	4	5	EKU
Interceptions	3	12	EKU
3rd Down Conversion	28/80 (35%)	33/88 (38%)	APSU
4th Down Conversion	8/14 (57%)	7/8 (88%)	APSU

APSU Key Players:

QB Jake Ryan: 52.6% completion, 0 TDs, 4 Ints, 25.0 pass yds/game

RB Ryan White: 116.3 yds/game, 5.9 yds/carry, 2 TD

RB Terrence Holt: 64.0 yds/game, 5.1 yds/carry, 8 TDs

WR Adrian Mines: 24.7 yds/game, 12.3 yds/catch

Eastern Kentucky Key Players:

QB TJ Pryor: 61.7% completion, 4 TDs, 3 Int, 194.8 pass yds/game, 26.0 rush yds/game, 2 rush TDs

RB CJ Walker: 67.2 yds/game, 3.8 yds/carry, 5 TDs

WR Garnett Phelps: 76.7 yds/game, 16.4 yds/catch, 2 TDs

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