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EIU Faces Defending OVC Champion Jacksonville State

Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville State
Snow Memorial Stadium (24,000)   •   Jacksonville, Ala.
October 13, 2018   •  3 p.m.   •   TV: ESPN3

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NOTES TO KNOW
• Johnathan Brantley came off the bench against Murray State going 28-of-42 for 328 yards and three touchdowns.  In the fourth quarter Brantley broke the school record for consecutive passes without an interception previously held by Jalen Whitlow (163 in 2014).  Brantley ended the game with his streak at 174.  

• Alexander Hollins hauled in two touchdowns on Saturday against Murray State as he now has 11 touchdowns on the season to lead the FCS.  It was the fourth game this season that Hollins has had multiple touchdown catches.  He has two games (at Arkansas and Indiana State) with three touchdown receptions.

• For the second time this season a pair of Eastern Illinois wide receivers both finished with more than 100 yards receiving in a game.  Alexander Hollins had ten catches for 132 yards while Aaron Gooch hauled in eight passes for 124 yards.  They combined for 277 yards and 20 catches earlier this year against Indiana State.

• Eastern Illinois offense scored 40 or more points for the fourth straight game putting 41 on the board against Murray State.  It marked only the second time in school history that EIU has scored 40 or more points in four straight games.  The other time was Oct. 19 through Nov. 16 during the 2002 season with quarterback Tony Romo.

• Eastern Illinois had 643 yards of total offense on Saturday against Murray State with that total ranking as the ninth best day in school history.  The last time EIU had more than 600 yards of total offense was Sept. 24, 2016 with 641 yards against Austin Peay.

THE SERIES
• Eastern Illinois and Jacksonville State will be meeting for the 16th time on Saturday with the Gamecocks having won four straight in the series to take a 9-6 all-time series lead.  JSU's last loss in the series in November of 2013 was also the last time they lost an Ohio Valley Conference game as the team currently has the second longest all-time conference win streak in FCS at 35 (39 by Duquesne).  EIU's last win at Jacksonville State was Oct. 24, 2009 when EIU beat JSU 28-20.