2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
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 |
Seasons |
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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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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.
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]
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
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)
- 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
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.