Eastern Illinois vs. Eastern Kentucky
O'Brien Field (10,000)  •  Charleston, Ill.
Oct. 26, 2019  • 2 p.m.  •  TV: ESPN+
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NOTES TO KNOW
• Eastern Illinois played to the final whistle for the third straight week but came up short against league leader UT Martin as the Panthers fell to 0-8 overall, 0-4 in the OVC. Eastern Illinois will host Eastern Kentucky for the Panthers annual homecoming game. EKU enters at 4-3 overall, 2-1 in the OVC which is tied for second in the league race.
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Isaiah Hill caught 15 passes for 157 yards and one touchdown on Saturday at UT Martin. The 15 catches were tied for the fourth most receptions in a single game in school history and the most by a Panthers player since the 2013 season. Hill tied Willie White (1971 vs. Illinois State) and
Erik Lora (2012 vs. Southeast Missouri) on the list.
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Dytarious Johnson had four tackles for loss on Saturday at UT Martin as he moved into the Panthers career top ten for tackles for loss. Johnson now has 35 career tackles for loss which ranks eighth on the EIU career list. Johnson currently ranks first in the OVC in tackles for loss this season and 27th in the FCS.
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Raymond Crittenden scooped up a loose fumble in the first quarter and returned it 51 yards for a touchdown. It was the first defensive score of the season for the Panthers this year and was the sixth longest fumble return for touchdown in school history. The last EIU player with a fumble return for touchdown was Pono Choy in 2016.
THE SERIES
• Eastern Illinois and Eastern Kentucky will be meeting for the 27th time as the Colonels hold a 14-12 all-time series lead. The two programs rank in the top ten for all-time FCS playoff appearances with EKU ranked second and EIU seventh on the list. EKU won last year in Richmond, 31-23, to snap a two-game EIU win streak in the series. The Panthers have won three straight at O'Brien Field over the Colonels with the last EKU win in Charleston during the 2011 season. Â
