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
editPreseason coaches' poll
editThe 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
editThe Panthers had one player selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[2]
Defense Terrell Greer – DL |
Schedule
editDate | 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
editAt Chattanooga
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Mocs | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
At Indiana
editEastern Illinois Panthers (0–1) vs Indiana Hoosiers (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter | 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)
- Sources:
Game information |
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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
edit1 | 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
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Sycamores | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
Tennessee Tech
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Eagles | 0 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 40 |
Panthers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
At Murray State
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Racers | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
Jacksonville State
edit1 | 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
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 |
Skyhawks | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
Eastern Kentucky
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Colonels | 7 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 33 |
Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
At Tennessee State
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
Tigers | 14 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
Southeast Missouri State
edit1 | 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
edit1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 20 Governors | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
References
edit- ^ "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.