American college football season
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 coaches' poll
[edit] 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
[edit] The Panthers had one player selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[2]
Defense Terrell Greer – DL |
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
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
|
[3]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Mocs | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Eastern Illinois Panthers (0–1) vs Indiana Hoosiers (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter | 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, 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 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 13 Redbirds | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Panthers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Sycamores | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Eagles | 0 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 40 |
Panthers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Racers | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 17 Gamecocks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Panthers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 |
Skyhawks | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Colonels | 7 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 33 |
Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
Tigers | 14 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
Southeast Missouri State
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 15 Redhawks | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 |
Panthers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 20 Governors | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
|
---|
Venues | |
---|
Bowls & rivalries | |
---|
Culture & lore | |
---|
People | |
---|
Seasons | |
---|
National championship seasons in bold |