Eastern Illinois Panthers vs UT Martin Skyhawks

College Football

E Illinois

3-6

45-16

Final

UT Martin

3-6

Hardy M. Graham Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Interception
Punt
Interception
Touchdown
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
EIU	14	10	7	14	45
UTM	0	13	3	0	16

Who won: E Illinois 45-16

The Eastern Illinois Panthers beat the UT Martin Skyhawks 45-16 on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at Hardy M. Graham Stadium. The E Illinois outscored the UT Martin 14-0 in the 1st quarter. Cole LaCrue led the E Illinois in passing yards (20/31, 269 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT). Tate Surber led the UT Martin in passing yards (12/23, 76 YDS, 2 INT).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

EIUUTM

251st Downs16

7-113rd down efficiency3-11

0-04th down efficiency1-1

552Total Yards341

269Passing105

20/31Comp/Att14/28

8.7Yards per pass3.8

283Rushing236

32Rushing Attempts32

8.8Yards per rush7.4

3-30Penalties4-30

1Turnovers2

0Fumbles lost0

1Interceptions thrown2

31:16Possession28:44

Player of the game

Cole LaCrue

EIU · 20/31, 269 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT, 1 RUSH TD

9.3

Win probability

100%EIU final

EIUUTM

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Play by play

Q4 0:00EIU
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:22EIU
Rush
Kneel down by #15 J.Salem at UTM30 for loss of 1 yard
2nd & 11 at UTM 29
Q4 0:34
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Kneel down by #15 J.Salem at UTM29 for loss of 1 yard
J. Salem · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UTM 28
Q4 1:19UTM
TO
Pass interception return
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 T.Surber pass intercepted by #26 M.Wilson at EIU26 #26 M.Wilson return 46 yards to the UTM28 (#8 T.Surber)
2nd & 10 at EIU 42
Q4 1:33UTM
Pass incompletion
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 T.Surber pass incomplete short left to #11 A.Carter thrown to EIU25 broken up by #24 A.Koulovatos
1st & 10 at EIU 42
Q4 1:47
5 yd completion to A. Carter
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 T.Surber pass complete short left to #11 A.Carter caught at EIU44, for 5 yards to the EIU42 (#16 M.Valenzuela; #11 N.Williams), 1ST DOWN
T. Surber · 12/23, 76 YDS · 4th & 3 · 4th & 3 at EIU 47
Q4 2:00UTM
Timeout
Timeout UT Martin, clock 02:00
Q4 2:00
1 yd completion to G. Ard
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 T.Surber pass complete short right to #9 G.Ard caught at UTM47, for 1 yard to the EIU47 (#26 M.Wilson; #27 J.Brown)
T. Surber · 12/23, 76 YDS · 3rd & 4 · 3rd & 4 at EIU 48
Q4 2:34
6 yd completion to J. Brice
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 T.Surber pass complete short left to #15 J.Brice caught at UTM49, for 6 yards to the EIU48 (#24 A.Koulovatos; #16 M.Valenzuela)
T. Surber · 12/23, 76 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at UTM 46
Q4 3:03UTM
FLAG
Flag: penalty
PENALTY UTM False Start (#68 G.Smith) 5 yards from EIU49 to UTM46. NO PLAY
2nd & 5 · 2nd & 5 at EIU 49
Q4 3:35
5 yd completion to D. Oliver
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 T.Surber pass complete short left to #1 D.Oliver caught at UTM46, for 5 yards to the EIU49 (#23 K.Ayersman), out of bounds
T. Surber · 12/23, 76 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UTM 46
Q4 4:13
13 yd completion to J. Brice
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 T.Surber pass complete short middle to #15 J.Brice caught at UTM45, for 13 yards to the UTM46 (#24 A.Koulovatos), 1ST DOWN
T. Surber · 12/23, 76 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at UTM 33
Q4 4:33
Incomplete to A. Carter
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 T.Surber pass incomplete short middle to #11 A.Carter thrown to UTM44
T. Surber · 12/23, 76 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UTM 33
Q4 4:33UTM
Timeout
Timeout UT Martin, clock 04:33
Q4 4:33
Punt, 0 yds
#46 C.Cox punt 36 yards to the UTM33 fair catch by #1 D.Oliver at UTM33
C. Cox · 4th & 10 · 4th & 10 at EIU 31
Q4 5:13
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush middle for 1 yard loss to the EIU31 (#20 B.Jordan)
C. Kellom · 11 CAR, 65 YDS · 3rd & 9 · 3rd & 9 at EIU 32
Q4 5:56
0 yd completion to D. Whitlock
Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass complete short left to #2 D.Whitlock caught at EIU30, for 0 yards to the EIU32 (#16 F.Washington)
C. LaCrue · 20/31, 269 YDS · 2nd & 9 · 2nd & 9 at EIU 32
Q4 6:39
1 yd run
Shotgun #1 J.Fleming-Page rush right for 1 yard gain to the EIU32 (#23 D.Chavis; #93 B.Tommie)
J. Fleming-Page · 6 CAR, 98 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at EIU 31
Q4 6:51
TO
Picked off
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 T.Surber pass intercepted by #6 J.Addo-Boateng at EIU46 broken up by #41 A.Archibald, End Of Play PENALTY EIU UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (#6 J.Addo-Boateng) 15 yards from EIU46 to EIU31
T. Surber · 12/23, 76 YDS · 2nd & 3 · 2nd & 3 at UTM 48
Q4 7:21
7 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 T.Surber rush right for 7 yards gain to the UTM48 (#5 J.Nickson)
T. Surber · 6 CAR, 55 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UTM 41
Q4 7:45
12 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 T.Surber rush right for 12 yards gain to the UTM41 (#21 K.Lyons), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
T. Surber · 6 CAR, 55 YDS · 3rd & 6 · 3rd & 6 at UTM 29
Q4 8:01
Incomplete to K. Pipkin
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 T.Surber pass incomplete short left to #6 K.Pipkin thrown to UTM37 broken up by #6 J.Addo-Boateng
T. Surber · 12/23, 76 YDS · 2nd & 6 · 2nd & 6 at UTM 29
Q4 8:27
4 yd completion to J. Peete
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 T.Surber pass complete short right to #20 J.Peete caught at UTM26, for 4 yards to the UTM29 (#43 L.Burt), out of bounds
T. Surber · 12/23, 76 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UTM 25
Q4 8:34
Kickoff, touchback
#40 A.Stoyanovich kickoff 65 yards to the UTM00, Touchback
A. Stoyanovich
TOUCHDOWNQ4 8:34
Touchdown! 67 yd catch
J. Fleming-Page · 2 REC, 75 YDS
Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass complete short left to #1 J.Fleming-Page caught at EIU29, for 67 yards to the UTM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:34, 1ST DOWN #47 D.Schiller kick attempt good (H: #46 C.Cox, LS: #85 J.McKinnon)
EIU 45 - 16 UTM