Eastern Illinois Panthers
Big South-OVC
2-9 (1-5 conf)
Ratings
2022
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- -36.0
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- 56
- Recruiting
- —
Schedule
record 2–9
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Northern Illinois | -18.8 | 27-34 | -7 | L |
| 2 | vsChattanooga | FCS | 20-38 | -18 | L |
| 3 | @Illinois State | FCS | 7-35 | -28 | L |
| 4 | @Murray State | FCS | 35-21 | +14 | W |
| 6 | vsNorthwestern State | FCS | 35-27 | +8 | W |
| 7 | vsLindenwood | FCS | 34-37 | -3 | L |
| 8 | @Tennessee State | FCS | 17-37 | -20 | L |
| 9 | vsTennessee Tech | FCS | 17-20 | -3 | L |
| 10 | @McNeese | FCS | 15-29 | -14 | L |
| 11 | vsSoutheast Missouri State | FCS | 7-31 | -24 | L |
| 12 | @UT Martin | FCS | 31-34 | -3 | L |
Quarterbacks · 6
2022 · 53
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Dominique Shoffner | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 2nd | Jonah O'Brien | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 3rd | Ira Armstead | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| QB | 4th | Zach Weir | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 5th | Kevin Conway | — | — | — | — |
| QB | — | Justin Kowalak | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Jaelin Benefield | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Markenzy Pierre | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 3rd | Kendi Young | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 4th | MJ Flowers | JR | 6'1" | 193 | — |
| RB | 5th | Zeke Lewis | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Cooper Willman | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Justin Bowick | JR | 6'4" | 200 | — |
| WR | 3rd | Nile Hill | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Justin Thomas | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | DeAirious Smith | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | DeWayne Cooks Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 7th | Lazerick Eatman | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 8th | Isaiah Hill | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 9th | Cam Thompson | JR | 6'0" | 200 | — |
Tight Ends · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Jay Vallie | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2nd | Anthony Manaves | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Cameron Leach | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Tim Varga | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 3rd | Braylon Willis | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 4th | Joel Barrows | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 5th | Colby Smith | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 6th | Jordan Miles | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 7th | Jaron Hacha | — | — | — | — |
| DL | — | Tre'Jon Lewis | — | — | — | ★★ |
| DL | — | Alton Jefferson | — | — | — | — |
| DL | — | Terence Simon Jr. | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Elijawah Tolbert | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Colin Bohanek | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Phoenix Porter | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | Michael Jarosz | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | Alex Oyawale | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 13
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB | 1st | Mark Aitken | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 2nd | Zay Gentry | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 3rd | Kaelin Drakeford | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 4th | Elijah Benoit | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 5th | Nick Coates | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 6th | Russell Dandy | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 7th | Tyris Harvey | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 8th | Henry Woods Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 9th | Diego Oliver | — | — | — | — |
| S | 1st | Jordan Vincent | — | — | — | — |
| S | 2nd | Elijah Ball | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | 3rd | Brandon Guido | — | — | — | — |
| S | 4th | Trey Shaw III | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1st | Trey Wilhoit | SR | 5'11" | 175 | — |
| PK | 1st | Stone Galloway | — | — | — | — |
| PK | — | William Orth | — | — | — | — |
Scoring Trend
2022 · pts/game
PPG For
22.3
PPG Against
31.2
Differential
-8.9
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2022
- Overall
- 2-9
- Home
- 1-4
- Away
- 1-5
- Conference
- 1-5
- Non-Conference
- 1-4
- One-Score (≤8)
- 1-4
- Avg Margin
- -8.9
Situational Splits
2022 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 1-4 | 22.6 | 30.6 |
| Away | 1-5 | 22.0 | 31.7 |
| Competition | |||
| Conference | 1-5 | 23.5 | 30.0 |
| Non-conference | 1-4 | 20.8 | 32.6 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 0 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3-9 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 3-9 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 8-3 | 4-2 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 2-9 | 1-5 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 1-10 | 1-6 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 1-11 | 1-7 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 3-8 | 3-5 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 6-5 | 5-3 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 6-5 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 7-5 | 7-1 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 5-7 | 5-3 | — | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
0-5 SU · 1-3 ATS · O2/U2
Betting Profile
2022 · 9 w/ line
| Straight up | 2-9 |
| ATS | 3-633% |
| Over / Under | 7-2 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 0-2 |
| As underdog | 3-4 |
| Home | 0-3 |
| Away | 3-3 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #185 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★8 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #195 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | #165 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #159 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | #173 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | #240 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #242 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #199 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | #158 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | #135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #183
Talent composite55.8 #183 / 233
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2022
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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