Eastern Illinois Panthers @ Illinois State Redbirds — Sep 19, 2026

NCAA Division FCS·Round 1 September 19, 2026
Panthers Eastern Illinois EIL 1-2, 1-1 Away
13
Final
49
Illinois State Redbirds Illinois St. ILST 2-0, 1-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
EIL 3 3 0 7 13
ILST 14 14 14 7 49
Top Performers
Passing Yards
C. LaCrue QB EIL
150 PASS
G. Roy QB ILST
172 PASS
Rushing Yards
T. Buggs RB EIL
23 RUSH
T. Lofton RB ILST
62 RUSH
Receiving Yards
J. Reeves WR EIL
44 REC
D.
D. Lord WR ILST
77 REC
Passing
Eastern Illinois
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
C. LaCrue 15/25 150 0 0 0 77.1
D. Whitlock 0/1 0 0 0 0 39.6
Illinois St.
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
B. Pellant 9/11 116 1 0 0 140.9
G. Roy 13/19 172 2 0 0 131.9
C. Kwiatkowski 3/3 42 0 0 0 118.8
Rushing
Eastern Illinois
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
C. LaCrue 5 15 3.0 1 9
J. Fleming 3 11 3.7 0 10
C. Kellom 6 2 0.3 0 8
T. Buggs 9 23 2.6 0 9
D. Whitlock 3 15 5.0 0 9
Illinois St.
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
B. Pellant 3 6 2.0 0 4
G. Roy 3 29 9.7 0 37
C. Kwiatkowski 6 50 8.3 0 18
T. Lofton 15 62 4.1 2 12
A. Hall 11 58 5.3 1 24
Receiving
Eastern Illinois
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
C. Kellom 1 0 14 14.0 0 14 0
T. Buggs 3 0 -5 -1.7 0 1 0
L. Green 2 0 23 11.5 0 12 0
S. Gonzalez 1 0 5 5.0 0 5 0
D. Whitlock 2 0 22 11.0 0 21 0
C. Neal 1 0 6 6.0 0 6 0
A. Ginnever 1 0 31 31.0 0 31 0
W. Weems 1 0 5 5.0 0 5 0
E. Evans 1 0 5 5.0 0 5 0
J. Reeves 2 0 44 22.0 0 34 0
Illinois St.
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
C. Kwiatkowski 1 0 12 12.0 0 12 0
T. Lofton 2 0 19 9.5 0 11 0
M. Gray 3 0 72 24.0 1 37 0
L. Mailander 1 0 29 29.0 0 29 0
D. Lord 6 0 77 12.8 1 30 0
A. Rockford 2 0 18 9.0 0 13 0
A. Herrera 2 0 8 4.0 1 6 0
S. Gavric 1 0 40 40.0 0 40 0
I. Willis 3 0 25 8.3 0 12 0
N. True 1 0 12 12.0 0 12 0
T. Stamm 2 0 18 9.0 0 10 0
B. Probst 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Kicking
Eastern Illinois
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
D. Schiller 2/2 1/1 7 0
Illinois St.
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
M. Cosentino 0/0 7/7 7 0
Returns
Eastern Illinois
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
C. Neal 1 12 12.0 0 12 0
Illinois St.
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C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Eastern Illinois
Illinois St.
216 Total Yards 556
14 First Downs 34
0 Passing 0
0 Rushing 0
4 Penalty 4
4/12 3rd Down Eff. 8/12
150 Passing Yards 330
66 Rushing Yards 226
0 Turnovers 0
0-0 Penalties 0-0
25:45 Possession 34:15
0/0 Red Zone 0/0
Play-by-Play
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FCS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 19, 2026
Time
7:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m