2021 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
The 2021 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Adam Cushing in his third and final season as head coach, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the OVC. The team played home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.
| 2021 Eastern Illinois Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 1–10 (1–5 OVC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | John Kuceyeski (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Chris Bowers (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | O'Brien Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 UT Martin $^ | 5 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Preseason coaches' poll
The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 19, 2021. The Panthers were picked to finish in last place.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Murray State | 64 (7) |
| 2 | Austin Peay | 60 (4) |
| Southeast Missouri | 60 (3) | |
| 4 | UT Martin | 38 |
| 5 | Tennessee State | 32 |
| 6 | Tennessee Tech | 28 |
| 7 | Eastern Illinois | 12 |
Preseason All-OVC team
The Panthers had two players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[2]
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Defense Jason Johnson – LB Special teams Matt Judd – KR |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 28 | 5:00 p.m. | at Indiana State* | ESPN+ | L 21–26 | 5,540 | |
| September 4 | 6:00 p.m. | at South Carolina* | ESPN+/SECN+ | L 0–46 | 64,868 | |
| September 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Dayton* | L 10–17 | 2,008 | ||
| September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | Illinois State* | ESPN+ | L 24–31 | 6,424 | |
| September 25 | 1:30 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech | ESPN+ | W 28–14 | 3,125 | |
| October 2 | 4:00 p.m. | at Murray State* | ESPN+ | L 6–22 | 9,502 | |
| October 16 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 17 UT Martin |
| ESPN+ | L 17–28 | 3,189 |
| October 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Tennessee State |
| ESPN+ | L 0–28 | 6,300 |
| October 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at Southeast Missouri State | ESPN+ | L 15–38 | 3,773 | |
| November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay | ESPN+ | L 26–42 | 4,088 | |
| November 20 | 12:00 p.m. | Murray State |
| ESPN+ | L 13–20 | 1,850 |
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Game summaries
at Indiana State
at South Carolina
Game Two – Eastern Illinois Panthers (0-1) at South Carolina Gamecocks
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Eastern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 15 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 46 |
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| Statistics | EIU | SC |
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| First downs | 9 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 44–109 | 74–439 |
| Rushes–yards | 31 | 254 |
| Passing yards | 78 | 185 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 13–22–2 | 18–27–0 |
| Time of possession | 25:20 | 34:40 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| EIU | Passing | Chris Katrenick | 13/22, 78 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Harrison Bey-Bule | 5 carries, 12 yards | |
| Receiving | Tyler Hamilton | 5 receptions, 32 yards | |
| SC | Passing | Zeb Noland | 13/21, 121 yards, 4 TD |
| Rushing | ZaQuandre White | 12 carries, 128 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | ZaQuandre White | 4 receptions, 39 yards, TD |
References
- "Murray State Picked as 2021 OVC Football Favorites". ovcsports.com. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- "2021 Preseason All-OVC Football Team Announced; APSU's Ellis and Jackson Named Preseason Players of the Year". ovcsports.com. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- "2021 Football Schedule". Eastern Illinois University. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
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