Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

2009 Game-by-Game Stats

2008: Sat out of games under NCAA transfer rules ... named to the Dean[apos]s List.

2007 (Northern Iowa): Played in all 13 games for the team that was ranked No. 1 in the Football Championship Subdivision for seven weeks ... registered 11 tackles including five solo stops for the Panthers who finished 12-1 overall and 6-0 in the Gateway Conference.

2006 (Northern Iowa): Redshirted ... named Scout Team Defensive Player of the Year.

Prep: Second-team all-state selection for Farmington High School in Farmington, Mo. ... first-team all-conference and all-region pick ... named to the KTJJ Dream Team ... served as team captain and led his team to an 11-1 mark in 2005 ... led the team with 144 tackles, five sacks and two interceptions in 2004 ... also led team with 120 tackles in 2003 ... second-team all-conference choice as a sophomore ... coached by John Bacon ... named Farmington High School Athlete of the Year as a senior ... four-year letterwinner in football and wrestling ... also lettered twice in track and field ... won the state title in wrestling as a senior ... named KTJJ Dream Team Wrestler of the Year as a senior ... two-time KTJJ Dream Team wrestler ... placed fourth in the state wrestling tournament as a junior ... three-time district champion in wrestling.

Personal: Born 8-9-87 ... son of Larry Epstein and Deanna Dulle ... majoring in Mass Communication with an emphasis in Public Relations ... also recruited by Cincinnati, Illinois, Ball State, Miami-Ohio, Ohio, Missouri State, Jacksonville State and Western Illinois.

Epstein returns an interception 24 yards for a touchdown vs. Quincy on Sept. 3, 2009.