Eastern Illinois Panthers
FCS
OVC-Big South Association · EIU
Team Vitals
-7.2
power · 2026 · #325 D1
-5.1 / -2.1
off / def (higher = better)
3–9
2025 record
111
roster (2025)
Upcoming 2026
| Date | Wk | Opponent | Site | Model Lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | Wk 1 | Murray State FCS | AWAY | Murray State 52% |
| 2026-09-03 | Wk 1 | Minnesota FBS | AWAY | Minnesota 78% |
| 2026-09-12 | Wk 2 | Indiana State FCS | HOME | Indiana State 52% |
| 2026-09-19 | Wk 3 | Illinois State FCS | AWAY | Illinois State 79% |
| 2026-09-26 | Wk 4 | South Dakota State FCS | AWAY | South Dakota State 80% |
| 2026-10-10 | Wk 6 | Gardner-Webb FCS | AWAY | Gardner-Webb 65% |
| 2026-10-17 | Wk 7 | Lindenwood FCS | HOME | Lindenwood 53% |
| 2026-10-24 | Wk 8 | Southeast Missouri State FCS | HOME | Eastern Illinois 51% |
| 2026-10-31 | Wk 9 | UT Martin FCS | AWAY | UT Martin 63% |
| 2026-11-07 | Wk 10 | Western Illinois FCS | HOME | Eastern Illinois 54% |
| 2026-11-14 | Wk 11 | Tennessee State FCS | AWAY | Eastern Illinois 51% |
| 2026-11-21 | Wk 12 | Charleston Southern FCS | HOME | Eastern Illinois 52% |
Recent Results
| Date | Season | Wk | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-22 | 2025 | Wk 13 | Alabama @ | L | 0–56 |
| 2025-11-15 | 2025 | Wk 12 | Lindenwood @ | L | 12–42 |
| 2025-11-08 | 2025 | Wk 11 | Tennessee Tech vs | L | 9–21 |
| 2025-11-01 | 2025 | Wk 10 | UT Martin vs | L | 20–27 |
| 2025-10-25 | 2025 | Wk 9 | Charleston Southern @ | L | 16–17 |
| 2025-10-18 | 2025 | Wk 8 | Southeast Missouri State @ | L | 13–42 |
| 2025-10-11 | 2025 | Wk 7 | Gardner-Webb vs | L | 10–21 |
| 2025-10-04 | 2025 | Wk 6 | Tennessee State vs | W | 31–7 |
| 2025-09-27 | 2025 | Wk 5 | Western Illinois @ | W | 31–23 |
| 2025-09-13 | 2025 | Wk 3 | Illinois State vs | L | 30–42 |
| 2025-09-06 | 2025 | Wk 2 | Indiana State @ | L | 14–38 |
| 2025-08-28 | 2025 | Wk 1 | Dayton vs | W | 24–14 |
Season by Season
| Season | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 9 | 210 | 350 | -140 |
| 2024 | 3 | 9 | 222 | 391 | -169 |
| 2023 | 8 | 3 | 260 | 217 | +43 |
| 2022 | 2 | 9 | 245 | 343 | -98 |
| 2021 | 1 | 10 | 160 | 312 | -152 |
| 2019 | 1 | 11 | 177 | 364 | -187 |
| 2018 | 3 | 8 | 357 | 445 | -88 |
| 2017 | 6 | 5 | 194 | 286 | -92 |
| 2016 | 6 | 5 | 294 | 310 | -16 |
| 2015 | 7 | 5 | 283 | 319 | -36 |
Injuries
None reported.
Player grades 2025 season
Box production, opponent-adjusted, ranked within position (50 = positional average). 2025 is the last season played, so these describe that team, not this year's. OL rows are team-inferred — college football publishes no individual OL box stats. Full leaderboard →
| Player | Pos | Grade | Pos rank | G | 2025 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Miller | P | 79 | #9 | 12 | 53 punts · 47.4 yd avg |
| Dillon Conway | DB | 71 | #280 | 1 | 6 tkl · 1 INT |
| Nick Vecchiarelli | DB | 69 | #344 | 1 | 8 tkl |
| Moses Alexander | DB | 68 | #394 | 4 | 13 tkl · 3 INT |
| Isaiah Houi | DB | 66 | #444 | 2 | 8 tkl · 1 INT |
| Charles Kellom | RB | 65 | #306 | 12 | 716 rush yds · 3 TD · 18 rec |
| Tienne Fridge | DB | 65 | #517 | 1 | 5 tkl · 1 PD |
| CJ Nelson | WR | 64 | #437 | 8 | 22 rec · 393 yds · 3 TD |
| Kaleb Lyons | DB | 63 | #628 | 1 | 2 tkl · 1 INT |
| Joe McNab | TE | 61 | #215 | 4 | 6 rec · 58 yds · 2 TD |
| Cooper Willman | WR | 59 | #695 | 9 | 23 rec · 333 yds · 2 TD |
| Tylan Foster | LB | 59 | #546 | 2 | 11 tkl |
| Alex Herrera | TE | 59 | #258 | 8 | 21 rec · 222 yds |
| DeAirious Smith | WR | 58 | #742 | 11 | 27 rec · 365 yds · 3 TD |
| Jordyn Stewart | LB | 58 | #600 | 1 | 5 tkl |
| Aaron Rice | P | 58 | #95 | 1 | 2 punts · 48.0 yd avg |
| Ja'Wuan Nickson | LB | 56 | #687 | 2 | 6 tkl |
| Drew Schiller | K | 56 | #194 | 10 | 11 FG · 21 XP · 54 pts |
| Jacarre Fleming | RB | 55 | #713 | 8 | 212 rush yds · 2 TD · 11 rec |
| Nico Carrier | K | 55 | #201 | 1 | 2 FG · 6 pts |
| Kenny Ajose | WR | 54 | #992 | 1 | 3 rec · 17 yds |
| Saipeti Maiava Jr | DB | 53 | #1412 | 2 | 7 tkl |
| Samuel Robles | DL | 52 | #1198 | 1 | 2 tkl |
| Tyler Fortis | DL | 52 | #1199 | 1 | 2 tkl |
| Jesse Garza | LB | 52 | #924 | 1 | 2 tkl |
| Jihad McCall | DB | 48 | #1858 | 2 | 5 tkl |
| Landers Green | WR | 47 | #1483 | 9 | 16 rec · 258 yds · 1 TD |
| Isaiah Hare | DL | 46 | #1577 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Alton Jefferson | DL | 46 | #1576 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Brady Ford | QB | 45 | #624 | 1 | 54 pass yds · 1 INT |
| Cole LaCrue | QB | 44 | #643 | 11 | 853 pass yds · 4 TD · 7 INT |
| Brandon Worsley | DB | 41 | #2394 | 2 | 1 INT |
| Chris Caldwell | RB | 40 | #1460 | 2 | 5 rush yds |
| Le'Javier Payne | DB | 40 | #2450 | 1 | — |
| Josh Brown | DB | 40 | #2456 | 1 | — |
| Christopher Sharp | DB | 40 | #2455 | 1 | — |
| Kefa Pereira | DL | 38 | #2055 | 1 | — |
| Carlyun Neal | WR | 38 | #2043 | 4 | 6 rec · 68 yds |
| Jay Pearson | RB | 37 | #1580 | 11 | 195 rush yds · 6 rec |
| Connor Wolf | QB | 36 | #816 | 10 | 1,074 pass yds · 8 TD · 4 INT |