American college football season
Conference Ohio Valley Conference Record 1–11 (1–7 OVC) Head coach Offensive coordinator John Kuceyeski (1st season) Defensive coordinator Chris Bowers (1st season) Home stadium O'Brien Field Seasons
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 .
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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)
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 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 O'Brien Field Charleston, IL 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 O'Brien Field Charleston, IL 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 O'Brien Field Charleston, IL 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 O'Brien Field Charleston, IL ESPN+ L 12–26 4,069
November 23 2:00 p.m. at No. 20 Austin Peay ESPN+ L 7–35 6,818
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Game summaries
At Chattanooga
1
2
3
4
Total
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
Panthers
0
0
0 0 0
Hoosiers
21
14
7 10 52
at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
Date : September 7, 2019Game time : 3:30 p.m.Game weather : Partly cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)Game attendance : 37,784Referee : Larry SmithTV announcers (BTN ) : Joe Beninati (play-by-play), Chuck Long (analyst)Sources :
Game information
First quarter
(11:05) IU – Miles Marshall 10-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Logan Justus kick (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 3:55; Indiana 7–0 )
(4:28) IU – Stevie Scott III 5-yard run, Logan Justus kick (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:18; Indiana 14–0 )
(1:34) IU – Cole Gest 3-yard run (Drive: 2 plays, 32 yards, 0:29; Indiana 21–0 )
Second quarter
(1:44) IU – Peyton Hendershot 8-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Logan Justus kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:41; Indiana 28–0 )
(1:07) IU – Ronnie Walker 64-yard pass from Peyton Ramsey, Logan Justus kick (Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 8:33; Indiana 35–0 )
Third quarter
(7:19) IU – Donovan Hale 43-yard pass from Peyton Ramsey, Logan Justus kick (Drive: 6 plays, 96 yards, 3:07; Indiana 42–0 )
Fourth quarter
(13:28) IU – Sampson James 1-yard run, Logan Justus kick (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:37; Indiana 49–0 )
(11:54) IU – Charles Campbell 48-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:45; Indiana 52–0 )
Statistics
EIU
IU
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
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
No. 13 Redbirds
7
7
7
0
21
Panthers
0
3
0
0
3
At Indiana State
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
0
0
6
0
6
Sycamores
10
3
0
3
16
Tennessee Tech
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
0
21
13
6
40
Panthers
7
0
7
15
29
At Murray State
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
0
7
3
7
17
Racers
7
2
7
8
24
Jacksonville State
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 17 Gamecocks
7
14
0
7
28
Panthers
7
0
7
6
20
At UT Martin
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
11
0
0
7
18
Skyhawks
14
7
0
6
27
Eastern Kentucky
1
2
3
4
Total
Colonels
7
7
3
16
33
Panthers
0
0
0
6
6
At Tennessee State
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
14
7
14
14
49
Tigers
14
21
3
0
38
Southeast Missouri State
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 15 Redhawks
0
6
7
13
26
Panthers
7
0
3
2
12
At Austin Peay
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
0
7
0
0
7
No. 20 Governors
7
14
14
0
35
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