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2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record1–11 (1–7 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Kuceyeski (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Bowers (1st season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Field
(Capacity: 10,000)
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Austin Peay +^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 17 Southeast Missouri State +^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
UT Martin   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Eastern Kentucky   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Tennessee Tech   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Jacksonville State   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Murray State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Tennessee State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Eastern Illinois   1 – 7     1 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Adam Cushing[1] and played their home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 1–11, 1–7 in OVC play to finish in last place.

Previous season

Main article: 2018 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

The Panthers finished the 2018 season 3–8, 3–5 in OVC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Panthers were picked to finish in eighth place.[2]

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

The Panthers had one player selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 29 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 Kentuckydagger
  • 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[4]

Game summaries

at Chattanooga

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 7 0 0 10
Mocs 7 10 7 0 24
See also: 2019 Chattanooga Mocs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 0 0 0
Hoosiers 21 14 7 10 52
See also: 2019 Indiana Hoosiers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Redbirds 7 7 7 0 21
Panthers 0 3 0 0 3
See also: 2019 Illinois State Redbirds football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
42–56–9 2018 L, 10–48

at Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 6 0 6
Sycamores 10 3 0 3 16
See also: 2019 Indiana State Sycamores football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
43–38–4 2019 L, 41–55

Tennessee Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 21 13 6 40
Panthers 7 0 7 15 29
See also: 2019 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–6 2018 W, 52–38

at Murray State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 7 3 7 17
Racers 7 2 7 8 24
See also: 2019 Murray State Racers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–15 2018 L, 41–48

Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Gamecocks 7 14 0 7 28
Panthers 7 0 7 6 20
See also: 2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–10 2018 L, 22–49

at UT Martin

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 11 0 0 7 18
Skyhawks 14 7 0 6 27
See also: 2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–9 2018 W, 24–21

Eastern Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 7 7 3 16 33
Panthers 0 0 0 6 6
See also: 2019 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–14 2018 L, 23–31

at Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 14 7 14 14 49
Tigers 14 21 3 0 38
See also: 2019 Tennessee State Tigers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–8 2018 L, 40–41

Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Redhawks 0 6 7 13 26
Panthers 7 0 3 2 12
See also: 2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–8 2018 L, 32–38

at Austin Peay

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 7 0 0 7
No. 20 Governors 7 14 14 0 35
See also: 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–4 2018 W, 52–21

References

  1. ^ "Adam Cushing - Football Coach". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2019 OVC Football Preseason Favorites". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "JSU's Cooper, SEMO's Hall Named 2019 OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Eastern Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
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