Week 1 · 2026
Eastern Illinois at Murray State
Thu 08/27/2026 07:00 PMRoy Stewart Stadium
Eastern Illinois
28
1–2
Murray State
14
1–2
Attendance
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not yet reported
Eastern IllinoisEIU
Murray StateMUR
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIU | Cole LaCrue | 11/18 | 101 | 5.6 | 1 | 0 |
| MUR | Collin Shannon | 26/40 | 257 | 6.4 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIU | Charles Kellom | 19 | 171 | 9.0 | 3 | 88 |
| EIU | Jacarre Fleming-Page | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 0 | 27 |
| EIU | Cole LaCrue | 10 | 18 | 1.8 | 0 | 23 |
| EIU | Tyren Buggs | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 3 |
| MUR | Mykel Allen | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 0 | 21 |
| MUR | Tyrell Campbell | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 9 |
| MUR | Baxter Wright | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| MUR | Collin Shannon | 7 | -10 | -1.4 | 0 | 5 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIU | Samuel Gonzalez | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 24 |
| EIU | Landers Green | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | 20 |
| EIU | Charles Kellom | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| EIU | Jeremy Reeves | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| EIU | Tyren Buggs | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| EIU | Devin Whitlock | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| EIU | Whitten Weems | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| MUR | Tyrell Campbell | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | 27 |
| MUR | Trey Firestone | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 1 | 17 |
| MUR | Jaxon Potter | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 1 | 22 |
| MUR | Dimitri Howard | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 22 |
| MUR | Kyle Vaka | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 18 |
| MUR | Mykel Allen | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 7 |
| MUR | Ty Brown | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 17 |
| MUR | LJ Green | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUR | Philip Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIU | Ja'Wuan Nickson | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Saipeti Maiava Jr | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Christopher Sharp | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| EIU | Dillon Conway | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Kaleb Lyons | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| EIU | Micah Valenzuela | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Brandon Worsley | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| EIU | Nasir Maryland | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | James Collins II | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Lonnie Burt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Mafileo Tupou | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Mafileo Tupou | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Drew Schiller | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Erik Hehl | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Jordyn Stewart | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Aidan Archibald | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Daniel Viramontes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Davian Humphrey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Matthew Toledo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Noah Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Premiere Whitley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EIU | Tyler Fortis | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MUR | Klayton Ingram | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MUR | Dylan Rowsey | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MUR | Ryan McCall | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MUR | Amari McGill | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MUR | Cedric Henderson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MUR | Rett Hemphill | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MUR | Brooks Esplin | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MUR | Jayden Walker | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MUR | DeMarkus Boykin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MUR | Terry Lewis II | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MUR | Brandon Mills | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MUR | Cameron Daniels | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MUR | Conlee Crossno | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MUR | Jackson Biser | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MUR | James Morrow | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MUR | Jarard Mosely | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MUR | Keyaan Abdul-Rahim | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MUR | Jackson Veasy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MUR | Jacob Darby | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MUR | Jadon Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MUR | Jerry Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MUR | Malachi Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MUR | Milton White Jr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MUR | Mykel Allen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MUR | Tay Cline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIU | Ja'Wuan Nickson | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| EIU | Kaleb Lyons | 1 | 15 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIU | Drew Schiller | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
| MUR | Jaxon Potter | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| MUR | Rocco Devita | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| MUR | Tyler Dorn | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIU | Cade Cox | 7 | 275 | 39.3 | 2 | 2 | 45 |
| MUR | Spencer Ashby | 4 | 162 | 40.5 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| MUR | Victor Kyatt | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUR | Dimitri Howard | 3 | 97 | 32.3 | 0 | 49 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIU | Devin Whitlock | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 43 |
| EIU | Kenny Ajose | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| MUR | Philip Williams | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 15 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Murray State 5–5 vs Eastern Illinois
- 2022 · wk 4Eastern Illinois 35 @ Murray State 21
- 2021 · wk 12Murray State 20 @ Eastern Illinois 13
- 2021 · wk 5Eastern Illinois 6 @ Murray State 22
- 2019 · wk 6Eastern Illinois 17 @ Murray State 24
- 2018 · wk 6Murray State 48 @ Eastern Illinois 41
- 2017 · wk 7Eastern Illinois 27 @ Murray State 24
- 2016 · wk 8Murray State 40 @ Eastern Illinois 38
- 2015 · wk 9Eastern Illinois 34 @ Murray State 20
- 2014 · wk 11Murray State 26 @ Eastern Illinois 48
- 2012 · wk 4Murray State 49 @ Eastern Illinois 50
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