2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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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.

ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record1–11 (1–7 OVC)
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorJohn Kuceyeski (1st season)
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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
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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
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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]

Preseason All-OVC team

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

At Chattanooga

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 7 0 0 10
Mocs 7 10 7 0 24
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See also: 2019 Chattanooga Mocs football team

At Indiana

See also: 2019 Indiana Hoosiers football team
Eastern Illinois Panthers (0–1) vs Indiana Hoosiers (1–0) – Game summary
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 0 0 000
Hoosiers 21 14 71052
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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:
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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)
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More information Statistics, EIU ...
StatisticsEIUIU
First downs526
Total yards116555
Rushes/yards31–5234–114
Passing yards64441
Passing: Comp–Att–Int11–25–030–41–0
Time of possession27:2532:35
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Eastern IllinoisPassingJohnathan Brantley8/17, 49 yards
RushingDarshon McCullough6 carries, 17 yards
ReceivingJames Sheehan2 receptions, 18 yards
IndianaPassingPeyton Ramsey13/14, 226 yards, 2 TD
RushingStevie Scott III12 carries, 61 yards, TD
ReceivingDonavan Hale5 receptions, 110 yards, TD
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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
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See also: 2019 Illinois State Redbirds football team

At Indiana State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 6 0 6
Sycamores 10 3 0 3 16
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See also: 2019 Indiana State Sycamores football team

Tennessee Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 21 13 6 40
Panthers 7 0 7 15 29
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See also: 2019 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

At Murray State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 7 3 7 17
Racers 7 2 7 8 24
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See also: 2019 Murray State Racers football team

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
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See also: 2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

At UT Martin

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 11 0 0 7 18
Skyhawks 14 7 0 6 27
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See also: 2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

Eastern Kentucky

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1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 7 7 3 16 33
Panthers 0 0 0 6 6
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See also: 2019 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

At Tennessee State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 14 7 14 14 49
Tigers 14 21 3 0 38
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See also: 2019 Tennessee State Tigers football team

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
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See also: 2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

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
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See also: 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team

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