Category: EIU Panthers
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Panther rewind: Eastern offense erupts for season-high 45 points, rolls past UT Martin

Eastern Illinois produced season highs in points and total yards Sunday in a 45-16 victory at UT Martin, where EIU had not won since 2015.
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Eastern WR Gonzalez ‘has big-play potential for us,’ says head coach

Eastern Illinois receiver Samuel Gonzalez caught his first touchdown pass in a Panther uniform last weekend. Head coach Chris Wilkerson expects more big plays to come from the transfer.
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Moving the Chains with . . . Eastern Illinois defensive back Kaleb Lyons

Eastern Illinois redshirt senior Kaleb Lyons shares his thoughts on a number of football-related topics as well as a wide range of subjects including his home state of Tennessee, his basketball past, Halloween and what he’s thankful for in our weekly Q&A.
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Panther rewind: Eastern falls to OVC-leading Southeast Missouri

Southeast Missouri defeated Eastern Illinois, 20-10, spoiling Homecoming for the Panthers.
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Hot-handed Worsley snares his share in 10-game Eastern Illinois takeaway streak

Eastern Illinois safety Brandon Worsley and the Panthers host league-leading Southeast Missouri at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Ohio Valley Conference.
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Panther rewind: Time, plays not on Eastern’s side in OVC loss to Lindenwood

Eastern lost a one-score game — 20-13 — Saturday at home by lost the play total and time of possession by a wide margin.
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Highlight-reel interception the latest chapter in EIU cornerback’s football journey

Jerry Addo-Boateng’s football journey has involved time at four different schools and two serious injuries. Now, he’s starting at Eastern Illinois.
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Ohio Valley Conference road victory delivers reset for EIU season

Eastern Illinois shook off a four-game losing streak with a rain-soaked road victory in its Ohio Valley Conference opener.
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Panther rewind: Eastern overcomes inclement weather, Gardner-Webb to win OVC opener

Eastern Illinois scored a pair of late fourth-quarter touchdowns to knock off Gardner-Webb, 21-7, in a rain-soaked Ohio Valley Conference game.
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After shooting ‘from the hip,’ safety Vecchiarelli producing for EIU defense

Eastern Illinois enters Ohio Valley Conference play with three straight losses to a pair of highly ranked FCS teams and FBS Minnesota of the Big Ten.