Saturday, June 04, 2005
Gateway Honored for Sportsmanship Initiative
Western Illinois University Athletics Director Dr. Tim Van Alstine and Western Kentucky University A.D. Wood Selig were part of an all-star lineup honored at the 2005 Citizenship Through Sports Alliance (CTSA) Awards Dinner June 4 in St. Louis.
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Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Gateway Announces 2004 Academic Honor Roll
Seven student-athletes highlight more than 200 who earned selection to the 2004 Gateway Football Conference Honor Roll, as announced by the league office. Those seven earned the league?s highest academic achievement by capturing the Gateway Football Conference President?s Council Academic Excellence Award.
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Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Two Taken in 2005 NFL Draft
Boomer Grigsby of Illinois State and Brandon Jacobs of Southern Illinois were drafted Sunday, April 25, by the Kansas City Chiefs (5th Round) and New York Giants (4th Round), respectively.
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Monday, January 03, 2005
Grigsby Earns National Player of the Year Honor
For the second straight season Illinois State's Boomer Grigsby has been tabbed as IAA.org's Defensive Player of the Year to headline the 40-man all-star team selected by I-AA.org, the worldwide leader in I-AA news distribution. Grigsby, the only three-time defensive player of the year in conference history, capped off his storied career with the NCAA, Gateway and Illinois State career tackle records with 580 stops. He has received all-America honors from the American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, CollegeSportsReport.com, The Sports Network and the Walter Camp Foundation. Only six players, including defensive player of the year Grigsby have been repeat selections on the all-star squad. The I-AA.org All-Star squad puts a premium not only on performance, but also on excellence in the classroom, character off the field and other intangibles.
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Saturday, January 01, 2005
CollegeSportsReport.com I-AA All-America Teams
Several Gateway Conference players have earned selection to the 2004 I-AA All-America squads, as announced by CollegeSportsReport.com
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Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Three Ranked in Final 2004 I-AA Polls
Three teams represent the Gateway Football Conference in the final I-AA polls of 2004, including Southern Illinois, Western Kentucky and UNI. The Salukis held the No. 1 spot for most of the season before losing in the first round of the playoffs to Eastern Washington.
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Friday, December 17, 2004
Kill Named National Coach of the Year
At the Division I-AA College Football Awards banquet at the Chattanooga Choo-Choo hotel Thursday night, Southern Illinois University football coach Jerry Kill was named the winner of the Eddie Robinson Award honoring the Coach of the Year.
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Friday, December 17, 2004
Three in Gateway Earn Academic All-Star Honors
The 36 winners of the 7th Annual Division I-AA Athletics Directors Association Academic All-Star Team were announced this weekend by the Division I-AA Athletics Directors Association (DI-AA ADA).
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Thursday, December 16, 2004
Gateway Players Honored on AP, AFCA Teams
Nine Gateway Football Conference players have been selected to the Associated Press All-America teams, as announced by the AP on Wednesday, Dec. 15. OL Buster Ashley of Western Kentucky and LB Boomer Grigsby of Illinois State also earned first-team honors on the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) team, announced Dec. 16.
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Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Three Gateway Players on AFCA All-America Team
Three Gateway players -- LB Boomer Grigsby of Illinois State; OC Elmer McDaniel of Southern Illinois; and OL Buster Ashley of Western Kentucky have been selected to the 2004 Walter Camp Division I-AA All-America team.
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Monday, December 13, 2004
Lou West Named Indiana State Head Coach
Indiana State University Director of Athletics, Andrea Myers, announced today (Dec. 13), that Lou West has been named the new head football coach at ISU. West takes the reigns of the Sycamore program with over a quarter century of coaching experience at the Division I level.
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Monday, December 13, 2004
Sports Network 2004 I-AA All-America Honors
Eight Gateway players highlight the 2004 Sports Network All-America football team, announced by the Sports Network on Monday, Dec. 13.
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Wednesday, December 01, 2004
2004 Gateway All-Newcomer Team
For the first fourth-straight year, the Gateway?s Freshman of the Year is a quarterback, while a Southern Illinois running back has claimed the league?s newcomer honor for the second time in three seasons. RB Brandon Jacobs is the third Saluki to earn the league?s Newcomer of the Year honor, while QB Eric Sanders is the second Panther to earn the league?s six-year-old Freshman of the Year honor.
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Tuesday, November 30, 2004
2004 Gateway All-Conference Team
LB Boomer Grigsby of Illinois State; QB Joel Sambursky of Southern Illinois; and Jerry Kill of Southern Illinois highlight the 2004 Gateway Football All-Conference Team, as announced by the league office on Tuesday, Nov. 30. Grigsby is a three-time Defensive Player of the Year; while Sambursky and Kill took home Offensive Player and Coach of the Year plaudits for the league champion Southern Illinois Salukis.
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Monday, November 29, 2004
2004 Gateway All-Academic Team
Thirty-two student-athletes, including 12 who earned first-team honors, highlight the 2004 Gateway Conference all-academic team, announced by the league office today.
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Saturday, November 27, 2004
Gateway Season Ends in NCAA First Round
The Gateway Football Conference season ended Saturday as top-ranked Southern Illinois was upended by Eastern Washington, 35-31, in Carbondale; and Western Kentucky fell at Sam Houston State, 54-24. The Gateway went winless in the playoffs for just the second time since 1994 and sixth time in league history.
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Sunday, November 21, 2004
Gateway Sends Two Teams To I-AA Playoffs
With its win at Illinois State, Southern Illinois claimed the league?s automatic berth into the I-AA playoffs -- it?s SIU?s second-straight playoff appearance. Western Kentucky, 9-2, earned at at-large selection to the I-AA field. The Hilltoppers have reached the playoffs in four-straight seasons since joining the Gateway in 2001.
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Sunday, November 14, 2004
Weekly Gateway Notebook
The Gateway Conference hopes to expand its 18-11 non-conference mark with three non-league games on the schedule on Nov. 20. Three games complete the regular-season non-conference slate as UNI visits Northern Arizona; Western Kentucky is at Florida International; and Illinois State travels to Florida Atlantic.
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Friday, November 12, 2004
Several Earn Academic All-America Honors
Several student-athletes in the Gateway Football Conference have received Academic All-District honors as announced by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America).
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Sunday, November 07, 2004
Weekly Gateway Notebook (Nov. 7)
With its win at Illinois State, Southern Illinois has claimed the league?s automatic berth into the I-AA playoffs. The Salukis also have earned at least a share of the Gateway title. With a one-game lead and one league game remaining for both SIU (vs. Indiana State) and second-place Western Kentucky (vs. Western Illinois), the Salukis would win the tiebreaker to determine the bid (SIU beat Western) if Western Kentucky wins and SIU loses and the teams both finish at 6-1 in the league.
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Saturday, October 30, 2004
Weekly Gateway Notebook (Oct. 30)
Southern Illinois can earn the league?s NCAA automatic berth and at least a share of the league title with a win Saturday at Illinois State. The Salukis can also earn a playoff berth with a loss at ISU, but Western Kentucky must also lose at SMS.
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Sunday, October 24, 2004
Gateway Weekly Notebook (Oct. 24)
In all four Gateway games this week, the visiting team will be hoping to snap multi-game series win streaks. Illinois State is at Western Kentucky (WKU, 3 in a row vs. ISU); Indiana State is at Youngstown State (YSU, 7-straight ); SMS is at UNI (Panthers have won 5 in a row); and Western Illinois visits SIU (Salukis, 2 in a row).
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Sunday, October 17, 2004
Weekly Football Notebook (Oct. 17)
The Oct. 23 Western Illinois-UNI game is part of the Gateway Television Network package. The game can be seen live of KFXA (Cedar Falls/Waterloo), WGEM (Quincy), WWIR (Macomb) and MetroSports (Kansas City). FSN Midwest, FSN Chicago, and Fox College Sports (digital), will air the game on a tape-delay basis. Mitch Holthus (play by play), Richard Baldinger (color) and Mick Shaffer (sideline) will call the action, with kickoff slated for 3:07 p.m. CT.
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Sunday, October 10, 2004
Weekly Football Notebook (Oct. 10)
Two ranked Gateway teams battle for sole possession of first place as top-ranked Southern Illinois (5-1/2-0) hosts Western Kentucky (4-1/2-0) on Saturday, Oct. 16. If Western Kentucky is ranked in the Top 5 in the Oct. 11 polls, it will mark the fourth time in league history that two Gateway top-five teams faced one another.
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Sunday, October 03, 2004
Gateway Notebook (Oct. 3)
Heading into the sixth week of the season, four league teams have just one loss, including ranked teams Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky. Indiana State (4-1) and SMS (4-1) are having their best starts in nearly 10 seasons. In 1996, SMS had a 5-1 start before finishing 7-4. In 1995, the Sycamores started 5-1 and finished the year at 7-4.
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Sunday, September 26, 2004
Weekly Football Notebook (Sept. 27)
The Oct. 2 Western Kentucky-Youngstown State game is part of the Gateway Television Network package. The game can be seen on FSN Midwest, Fox College Sports (digital), WKYU (Bowling Green, taped), and MetroSports (Kansas City). Mitch Holthus (play by play), Richard Baldinger (color) and Mick Shaffer (sideline) will call the action, with kickoff slated for 6:37 p.m. CT. WFMJ (Youngstown) is also airing the game live, but it?s using its own announce team.
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Sunday, September 19, 2004
Gateway Weekly Notebook (Sept. 19)
The SMS Bears will be looking to move to 4-0 for the first time since 1989, but it will take a win at I-A Tulsa to stay perfect. The Bears are 0-6 all-time against the Golden Hurricane. This season, the Gateway is 0-6 against I-A teams. The Gateway has 24 I-A wins since 1985, which includes at least one I-A win every year since 1995.
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Sunday, September 12, 2004
Gateway Weekly Notebook (Sept. 12)
Western Kentucky visits Eastern Kentucky this Saturday in the 81st meeting between the two schools. Western leads the series, 44-33-3, which includes a 36-3 Hilltopper win last year. Eastern, though, holds a 20-12-2 advantage in games in Richmond, Ky. The game can be seen on FSN Midwest, FSN South and Fox College Sports (digital). Blake Fulton (play by play), Pat Sperduto (color) and Keeli Davidson (sideline) will call the action, with kickoff slated for 6:37 p.m. CT.
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Sunday, September 05, 2004
Gateway Weekly Notebook (Sept. 5)
Three Gateway games will be on regional television this weekend. The Minnesota-Illinois State game (2:30 pm) will be on FSN North. The Southern Illinois-Northern Illinois game (3 pm) will be on FSN Chicago and FSN Midwest (tape delay on Midwest at 6 pm). And the Florida International-Youngstown State game (5 pm EDT) will be on the Sunshine Network.
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Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Salukis Picked To Win 2004 Gateway Crown
Following a year which saw the Salukis surprise the league and the nation with a Gateway co-championship, the Southern Illinois football team is picked to win the Gateway Football Conference title in 2004.
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Saturday, July 24, 2004
2004 Gateway TV Schedule
A minimum of eight games will be aired as part of the Gateway Football Conference television package in 2004. Included in the package this year are two non-conference games, and one game on the CSTV "National I-AA Game of the Week" package.
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