2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
The 2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Adam Cushing, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 1–11 overall with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the OVC. Eastern Illinois played home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.
| 2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 1–11 (1–7 OVC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | John Kuceyeski (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Chris Bowers (1st season) |
| Home stadium | O'Brien Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Austin Peay +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Southeast Missouri State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Preseason coaches' poll
The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Panthers were picked to finish in eighth place.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Jacksonville State | 135 (15) |
| 2 | Southeast Missouri State | 115 |
| 3 | Eastern Kentucky | 99 |
| 4 | Austin Peay | 84 |
| 5 | Tennessee State | 75 |
| 6 | UT Martin | 58 |
| 7 | Murray State | 55 |
| 8 | Eastern Illinois | 38 |
| 9 | Tennessee Tech | 16 |
Preseason All-OVC team
The Panthers had one player selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[2]
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Defense Terrell Greer – DL |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| August 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at Chattanooga* | ESPN3 | L 10–24 | 8,254 | |||
| September 7 | 2:30 p.m. | at Indiana* | BTN | L 0–52 | 37,784 | |||
| September 14 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 13 Illinois State* | ESPN+ | L 3–21 | 6,119 | |||
| September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at Indiana State* | ESPN+ | L 6–16 | 6,216 | |||
| September 28 | 4:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech |
| ESPN3 | L 29–40 | 7,055 | ||
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Murray State | ESPN+ | L 17–24 | 4,205 | |||
| October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 17 Jacksonville State |
| ESPN+ | L 20–28 | 3,170 | ||
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at UT Martin | ESPN+ | L 18–27 | 2,004 | |||
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky |
| ESPN+ | L 6–33 | 4,000 | ||
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Tennessee State | ESPN+ | W 49–38 | 4,131 | |||
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 15 Southeast Missouri State |
| ESPN+ | L 12–26 | 4,069 | ||
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Austin Peay | ESPN+ | L 7–35 | 6,818 | |||
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Game summaries
At Chattanooga
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Mocs | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
At Indiana
Eastern Illinois Panthers (0–1) vs Indiana Hoosiers (1–0) – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hoosiers | 21 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 52 |
at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
- Date: September 7, 2019
- Game time: 3:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)
- Game attendance: 37,784
- Referee: Larry Smith
- TV announcers (BTN): Joe Beninati (play-by-play), Chuck Long (analyst)
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| Statistics | EIU | IU |
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| First downs | 5 | 26 |
| Total yards | 116 | 555 |
| Rushes/yards | 31–52 | 34–114 |
| Passing yards | 64 | 441 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–25–0 | 30–41–0 |
| Time of possession | 27:25 | 32:35 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Eastern Illinois | Passing | Johnathan Brantley | 8/17, 49 yards |
| Rushing | Darshon McCullough | 6 carries, 17 yards | |
| Receiving | James Sheehan | 2 receptions, 18 yards | |
| Indiana | Passing | Peyton Ramsey | 13/14, 226 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Stevie Scott III | 12 carries, 61 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Donavan Hale | 5 receptions, 110 yards, TD |
Illinois State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 13 Redbirds | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Panthers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
At Indiana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sycamores | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
Tennessee Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Eagles | 0 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 40 |
| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
At Murray State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Racers | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
Jacksonville State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 17 Gamecocks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
At UT Martin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| Skyhawks | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
Eastern Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Colonels | 7 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 33 |
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
At Tennessee State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
| Tigers | 14 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
Southeast Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 15 Redhawks | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 |
| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
At Austin Peay
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 20 Governors | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
References
- "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2019 OVC Football Preseason Favorites". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- "JSU's Cooper, SEMO's Hall Named 2019 OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- "2019 Eastern Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
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