Week 1 · 2026
Eastern Illinois at Minnesota
Thu 09/03/2026 08:00 PMHuntington Bank StadiumMinnesota pregame100% — Pregame win probability: 100% for Minnesota. Minnesota favored, and won.
86°Mostly Clear59% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
Eastern Illinois
7
1–2
Minnesota
59
1–1
Attendance
—
not yet reported
Eastern IllinoisEIU
MinnesotaMINN
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIU | Cole LaCrue | 7/12 | 51 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | -- |
| EIU | Jeremiah Salem | 2/3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| MINN | Drake Lindsey | 19/24 | 264 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 86.2 |
| MINN | Max Shikenjanski | 3/3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 91.7 |
| MINN | Brady Palmer | 4/6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 34.4 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIU | Cole LaCrue | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 17 |
| EIU | Charles Kellom | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 7 |
| EIU | Jacarre Fleming-Page | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| EIU | Tyren Buggs | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 4 |
| EIU | Zeke Lewis | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 5 |
| EIU | Devin Whitlock | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 3 |
| MINN | Darius Taylor | 14 | 56 | 4.0 | 3 | 27 |
| MINN | TJ Thomas | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | 20 |
| MINN | Xavier Ford | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 1 | 10 |
| MINN | Ryan Estrada | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 |
| MINN | Brady Palmer | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
| MINN | Drake Lindsey | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| MINN | Jaron Thomas | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| MINN | Max Shikenjanski | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| MINN | Niko Castillo | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIU | Tyren Buggs | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 1 | 30 |
| EIU | Zeke Lewis | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| EIU | Charles Kellom | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 |
| EIU | Devin Whitlock | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 |
| MINN | Javon Tracy | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 0 | 55 |
| MINN | Noah Jennings | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | 28 |
| MINN | Hayden Moore | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 33 |
| MINN | Darius Taylor | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 19 |
| MINN | Pierce Walsh | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 1 | 27 |
| MINN | Jalen Smith | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 15 |
| MINN | TJ Thomas | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 18 |
| MINN | Quayd Hendryx | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| MINN | Ryan Estrada | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 |
| MINN | Bradley Martino | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| MINN | George Rohl | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| MINN | Zion Steptoe | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIU | Zeke Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Nick Vecchiarelli | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MINN | TJ Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIU | Lonnie Burt | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Christopher Sharp | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Josh Brown | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Micah Valenzuela | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Erik Hehl | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Nasir Maryland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Noah Williams | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Saipeti Maiava Jr | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Brandon Worsley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Dillon Conway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Jerry Addo-Boateng | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Jordyn Stewart | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Nick Vecchiarelli | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Collin Henry | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Isaac Engle | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Mafileo Tupou | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Premiere Whitley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Adam Kaminski | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Aidan Archibald | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Barron Sholl | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Cale Kimbro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Dajon Doss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Daniel Viramontes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Davian Humphrey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Ja'Wuan Nickson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | James Collins II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Kaleb Lyons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Bruce Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MINN | Maverick Baranowski | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MINN | TJ Bush Jr. | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MINN | Zack Harden | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MINN | Emmanuel Karmo | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MINN | Karter Menz | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MINN | Mekhai Smith | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MINN | Naiim Parrish | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MINN | Joey Gerlach | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MINN | Kerry Brown | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MINN | Mason Carrier | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MINN | Matt Kingsbury | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| MINN | Naquan Crowder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MINN | Sid Kaba | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MINN | Theorin Randle | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MINN | Aaden Aytch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MINN | Adam Kissayi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MINN | Anthony Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MINN | Aydan West | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MINN | Jaylin Hicks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MINN | John Nestor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MINN | Nate Cleveland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MINN | Rhyland Kelly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MINN | Sam Macy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MINN | Garrison Monroe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MINN | Javon Tracy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MINN | Xion Chapman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIU | Drew Schiller | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| MINN | Daniel Jackson | 1/1 | 100.0 | 31 | 7/7 | 10 |
| MINN | Beckham Sunderland | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIU | Cade Cox | 10 | 445 | 44.5 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| MINN | Tom Weston | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| MINN | Zachary Robbins | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIU | Jacarre Fleming-Page | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 17 |
| MINN | Ryan Estrada | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MINN | Javon Tracy | 4 | 167 | 41.8 | 2 | 87 |
| MINN | Braiden Stevens | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
Previous meeting vs. Team
Minnesota 1–0 vs Eastern Illinois
- 2014 · wk 1Eastern Illinois 20 @ Minnesota 42
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