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2021 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
American college football season
The 2021 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Adam Cushing in his third and final season as head coach, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the OVC. The team played home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.
Quick Facts Eastern Illinois Panthers football, Conference ...
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 1–10 (1–5 OVC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | John Kuceyeski (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Chris Bowers (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | O'Brien Field |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 UT Martin $^ | 5 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason coaches' poll
The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 19, 2021. The Panthers were picked to finish in last place.[1]
More information Predicted finish, Team ...
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Murray State | 64 (7) |
| 2 | Austin Peay | 60 (4) |
| Southeast Missouri | 60 (3) | |
| 4 | UT Martin | 38 |
| 5 | Tennessee State | 32 |
| 6 | Tennessee Tech | 28 |
| 7 | Eastern Illinois | 12 |
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Preseason All-OVC team
The Panthers had two players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[2]
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Defense Jason Johnson – LB Special teams Matt Judd – KR |
More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 28 | 5:00 p.m. | at Indiana State* | ESPN+ | L 21–26 | 5,540 | |
| September 4 | 6:00 p.m. | at South Carolina* | ESPN+/SECN+ | L 0–46 | 64,868 | |
| September 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Dayton* | L 10–17 | 2,008 | ||
| September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | Illinois State* | ESPN+ | L 24–31 | 6,424 | |
| September 25 | 1:30 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech | ESPN+ | W 28–14 | 3,125 | |
| October 2 | 4:00 p.m. | at Murray State* | ESPN+ | L 6–22 | 9,502 | |
| October 16 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 17 UT Martin |
| ESPN+ | L 17–28 | 3,189 |
| October 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Tennessee State |
| ESPN+ | L 0–28 | 6,300 |
| October 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at Southeast Missouri State | ESPN+ | L 15–38 | 3,773 | |
| November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay | ESPN+ | L 26–42 | 4,088 | |
| November 20 | 12:00 p.m. | Murray State |
| ESPN+ | L 13–20 | 1,850 |
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at Indiana State
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More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Eastern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 15 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 46 |
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Game Two – Eastern Illinois Panthers (0-1) at South Carolina Gamecocks
More information Statistics, EIU ...
| Statistics | EIU | SC |
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| First downs | 9 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 44–109 | 74–439 |
| Rushes–yards | 31 | 254 |
| Passing yards | 78 | 185 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 13–22–2 | 18–27–0 |
| Time of possession | 25:20 | 34:40 |
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More information Team, Category ...
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| EIU | Passing | Chris Katrenick | 13/22, 78 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Harrison Bey-Bule | 5 carries, 12 yards | |
| Receiving | Tyler Hamilton | 5 receptions, 32 yards | |
| SC | Passing | Zeb Noland | 13/21, 121 yards, 4 TD |
| Rushing | ZaQuandre White | 12 carries, 128 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | ZaQuandre White | 4 receptions, 39 yards, TD |
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- "Murray State Picked as 2021 OVC Football Favorites". ovcsports.com. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- "2021 Preseason All-OVC Football Team Announced; APSU's Ellis and Jackson Named Preseason Players of the Year". ovcsports.com. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- "2021 Football Schedule". Eastern Illinois University. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
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