Evansville at Bloomington game notes
April 12, 2006 - United Indoor Football Association (UIF) News Release
QUICK FACTS:
Evansville Bluecats (1-2) @
Bloomington Extreme (1-2)
Game Date: Saturday, April 15, 2006
Doors Open: 5:30 PM CST
Kickoff: 7:05 PM CST
Site: US Cellular Coliseum
101 S. Madison, Bloomington, IL
UIF Game Officials:
Referee: Craig Patrick
Umpire: Greg Koerner
Linesman: Addison Owen
Line Judge: Scott Curtis
Back Judge: Rick Fahnestock
Radio:
Evansville
ESPN Radio 94.9 FM
Pre-game @ 6:50 PM CST
Bloomington
WTRX 93.7 FM
Greg Halbleib Play-By-Play
Pre-game @ 6:45 PM CST
Both Evansville and Bloomington are coming off Week 3 losses, but they lost in very different ways. Evansville allowed a UIF record 75 points to the Omaha Beef last Sunday in Omaha. The 6 Evansville turnovers lead to 5 Beef touchdowns. Evansville's passing game is currently ranked 4th in yards per game with 135. Bloomington lost a heartbreaker to Rock River in Week 3 when the Raptors completed a 27-yard touchdown pass as time expired. Quarterback Dusty Burk had a hand in all 5 Bloomington touchdowns as he passed for 2 and ran for 3 more. Burk is also tied for the UIF lead in passing yards with 469. This will be the third week in a row that Bloomington will host a UIF game.
PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Evansville
Dale Jennings: RB, 202 all-purpose yds., 2 TD's in Weeks 3 vs. Omaha
Sean Bennett: WR, 11 receptions for 162 yds. and 2 TD's this season
John Winchester: LB, 29.5 tackles and 1 INT this season
Bloomington
Dusty Burk: QB, 42-of-74 passing for 469 yds, 10 TD's and 2 INT's, 3 rushing TD's this season
Dwayne Smith: WR, 14 receptions for 150 yds. and 3 TD's this season
Taylor Winston: LB, 25 tackles with 8 tackles for 20 lost yards and 2 sacks this season
Lamar Baker: DL, 19 tackles this season
GAME SCHEDULES
Evansville Bluecats (1-2) Head Coach: John Hart
DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE
Saturday March 25 Rock River L 36-47
Sunday April 2 @ Ohio Valley W 36-34
Sunday April 9 @ Omaha L 34-75
Saturday April 15 @ Bloomington
Saturday April 22 Lexington
Saturday May 6 @ Peoria
Saturday May 13 @ Lexington
Saturday May 20 @ Ft. Wayne
Saturday May 27 Ohio Valley
Saturday June 3 Bloomington
Saturday June 10 Ft. Wayne
Saturday June 17 Peoria
Saturday June 24 Omaha
Saturday July 1 @ Ohio Valley
Saturday July 8 @ Sioux Falls
Bloomington Extreme (1-2) Head Coach: Ted Schmitz
DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE
Saturday March 25 @ Peoria W 44-40
Saturday April 1 Ft. Wayne L 28-51
Saturday April 8 Rock River L 34-36
Saturday April 15 Evansville
Saturday April 22 @ Ohio Valley
Saturday May 6 @ Rock River
Saturday May 13 Peoria
Sunday May 20 @ Omaha
Friday May 26 Lexington
Saturday June 3 @ Evansville
Saturday June 10 Ohio Valley
Saturday June 17 Omaha
Saturday June 24 @ Rock River
Saturday July 1 @ Sioux Falls
Saturday July 8 Lexington
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