Eastern Illinois vs. #3 Jacksonville State
O'Brien Field (10,000) • Charleston, Ill.
October 21, 2017 • 2 p.m. • TV: ESPN3
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NOTES TO KNOW
• Eastern Illinois improved to 4-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference with a 27-24 double overtime win at Murray State last Saturday. It marks the ninth time that EIU has opened an OVC season with a 4-0 record since the Panthers joined the conference in 1996.
• Eastern Illinois played its second double overtime game of the season last Saturday beating Murray State, 27-24. On Sept. 30, the Panthers beat Tennessee State, 19-16, in Nashville. EIU is now 3-3 all-time in double overtime games and 7-7 all-time in overtime contests.
• Eastern Illinois had
Terrell Greer and
Mack Weaver surge through the line in the second overtime and block the Murray State field goal attempt to hand the Panthers the 27-24 win. It was the fourth blocked kick this season for the Panthers as they rank third in the FCS. EIU had a blocked punt against Illinois State and two blocked field goals at Northern Illinois.
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Isaiah Johnson was named the Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player and Newcomer of the Week after rushing for 236 yards in Saturday's win over Murray State. It was the eighth highest single game rushing total in school history and the ninth best single game effort in the FCS this year.
• Eastern Illinois and Jacksonville State will be meeting for the Panthers 100th homecoming game. EIU celebrated its 100th annual homecoming event two years ago but the Panthers had two years where games were not held due to World War I (1918) and a campus wide illness (1943). The first homecoming game was in 1915, a 52-6 EIU win over Shurtleff College.
THE SERIES
• Eastern Illinois and Jacksonville State will be meeting for the 15th time with the Gamecocks holding an 8-6 all-time series lead. JSU has won three straight in the series with the last EIU win coming on Nov. 16, 2013 when the Panthers beat the Gamecocks 52-14. Since JSU joined the league in 2003 the two schools have won or shared the OVC title 11 times (JSU 6, EIU 5).
