Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Murray State Racers
Drive chart
Drives
End of Game
Interception- Punt
- Downs
- Touchdown
- Punt
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIU | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| MUR | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Who won: E Illinois 28-14
The Eastern Illinois Panthers beat the Murray State Racers 28-14 on Thursday, August 27, 2026 at Roy Stewart Stadium. Cole LaCrue led the E Illinois in passing yards (11/18, 101 YDS, 1 TD). Collin Shannon led the Murray St in passing yards (26/40, 257 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole LaCrue | 11/18 | 101 | 5.6 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Kellom | 19 | 171 | 9.0 | 3 | 88 |
| Jacarre Fleming-Page | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 0 | 27 |
| Cole LaCrue | 10 | 18 | 1.8 | 0 | 23 |
| Tyren Buggs | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Gonzalez | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 24 |
| Landers Green | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | 20 |
| Charles Kellom | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jeremy Reeves | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tyren Buggs | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Devin Whitlock | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Whitten Weems | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Wuan Nickson | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saipeti Maiava Jr | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Lyons | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher Sharp | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Valenzuela | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon Conway | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nasir Maryland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Worsley | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Collins II | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lonnie Burt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mafileo Tupou | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mafileo Tupou | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Hehl | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordyn Stewart | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Schiller | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Archibald | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Toledo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Viramontes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Premiere Whitley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davian Humphrey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Fortis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Wuan Nickson | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Kaleb Lyons | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Whitlock | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Kenny Ajose | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Schiller | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cox | 7 | 275 | 39.3 | 2 | 2 | 45 |