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2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record1–11 (1–7 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Kuceyeski (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Bowers (1st season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Field
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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

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Preseason coaches' poll

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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

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The Panthers had one player selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
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
  • 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 Kentuckydagger
  • 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

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At Chattanooga

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 7 0 0 10
Mocs 7 10 7 0 24

At Indiana

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Eastern Illinois Panthers (0–1) vs Indiana Hoosiers (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 0 000
Hoosiers 21 14 71052

at Memorial StadiumBloomington, 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
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

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Redbirds 7 7 7 0 21
Panthers 0 3 0 0 3

At Indiana State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 6 0 6
Sycamores 10 3 0 3 16

Tennessee Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 21 13 6 40
Panthers 7 0 7 15 29

At Murray State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 7 3 7 17
Racers 7 2 7 8 24

Jacksonville State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Gamecocks 7 14 0 7 28
Panthers 7 0 7 6 20

At UT Martin

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 11 0 0 7 18
Skyhawks 14 7 0 6 27

Eastern Kentucky

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1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 7 7 3 16 33
Panthers 0 0 0 6 6

At Tennessee State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 14 7 14 14 49
Tigers 14 21 3 0 38

Southeast Missouri State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Redhawks 0 6 7 13 26
Panthers 7 0 3 2 12

At Austin Peay

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 7 0 0 7
No. 20 Governors 7 14 14 0 35

References

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  1. ^ "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2019 OVC Football Preseason Favorites". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "JSU's Cooper, SEMO's Hall Named 2019 OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Eastern Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 6, 2019.