Eastern Illinois Panthers
Big South-OVC
3-9 (2-6 conf)
Ratings
2025
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- -37.1
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- —
- Recruiting
- 10 (#195)
Schedule
record 3–9
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsDayton | FCS | 24-14 | +10 | W |
| 2 | @Indiana State | FCS | 14-38 | -24 | L |
| 3 | vsIllinois State | FCS | 30-42 | -12 | L |
| 5 | @Western Illinois | FCS | 31-23 | +8 | W |
| 6 | vsTennessee State | FCS | 31-7 | +24 | W |
| 7 | vsGardner-Webb | FCS | 10-21 | -11 | L |
| 8 | @Southeast Missouri State | FCS | 13-42 | -29 | L |
| 9 | @Charleston Southern | FCS | 16-17 | -1 | L |
| 10 | vsUT Martin | FCS | 20-27 | -7 | L |
| 11 | vsTennessee Tech | FCS | 9-21 | -12 | L |
| 12 | @Lindenwood | FCS | 12-42 | -30 | L |
| 13 | @Alabama | +14.8 | 0-56 | -56 | L |
Quarterbacks · 3
2025 · 45
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Cole Lacrue | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Connor Wolf | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 3rd | Brady Ford | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Charles Kellom | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 2nd | Jacarre Fleming | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | Jay Pearson | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Chris Caldwell | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Cooper Willman | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | CJ Nelson | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | DeAirious Smith | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Landers Green | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Carlyun Neal | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | Kenny Ajose | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 7th | Max Loveall | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Alex Herrera | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2nd | Alex Ginnever | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 3rd | Joe McNab | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Drake Van Hyfte | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Samuel Robles | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 3rd | Tyler Fortis | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 4th | Alton Jefferson | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 5th | Isaiah Hare | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 6th | Knowledge Davis | — | — | — | — |
| DL | — | Kefa Pereira | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Tylan Foster | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Ja'Wuan Nickson | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Jordyn Stewart | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | Jesse Garza | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 13
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB | 1st | Moses Alexander | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 2nd | Isaiah Houi | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 3rd | Kaleb Lyons | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 4th | Le'Javier Payne | — | — | — | — |
| DB | — | Christopher Sharp | — | — | — | — |
| S | 1st | Taylor Goodson | — | — | — | — |
| S | 2nd | Nick Vecchiarelli | — | — | — | — |
| S | 3rd | Saipeti Maiava Jr | — | — | — | — |
| S | 4th | Dillon Conway | — | — | — | — |
| S | 5th | Jihad McCall | — | — | — | — |
| S | 6th | Tienne Fridge | — | — | — | — |
| S | 7th | Brandon Worsley | — | — | — | — |
| S | — | Josh Brown | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1st | Mason Miller | — | — | — | — |
| P | 2nd | Aaron Rice | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Drew Schiller | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 2nd | Nico Carrier | — | — | — | — |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
17.5
PPG Against
29.2
Differential
-11.7
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2025
- Overall
- 3-9
- Home
- 2-4
- Away
- 1-5
- Conference
- 2-6
- Non-Conference
- 1-3
- One-Score (≤8)
- 1-2
- Avg Margin
- -11.7
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 2-4 | 20.7 | 22.0 |
| Away | 1-5 | 14.3 | 36.3 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-1 | 0.0 | 56.0 |
| Conference | 2-6 | 17.8 | 25.0 |
| Non-conference | 1-3 | 17.0 | 37.5 |
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 · 2-3 ATS · O1/U4
Betting Profile
2025 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 3-9 |
| ATS | 6-650% |
| Over / Under | 4-8 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 2-0 |
| As underdog | 4-6 |
| Home | 4-2 |
| Away | 2-4 |
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
2025
Portal in 3net +0Out 3
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.0 / 3.0
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Cole LaCrue | QB | 3★ | ← Wisconsin |
| ▲ | Bruce Mitchell | S | — | ← Mississippi Valley State |
| ▲ | Charles Kellom | RB | — | ← Akron |
| ▼ | Nijhay Burt | CB | 3★ | → Michigan State |
| ▼ | MJ Flowers | RB | 3★ | → UConn |
| ▼ | Jacob Horvath | P | — | → North Carolina |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2025
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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