Eastern Illinois at No. 20/19 Austin Peay
Fortera Stadium (10,000) • Clarksville, Tenn.
Nov. 23, 2019 • 2 p.m. • TV: ESPN+
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• Eastern Illinois wraps up the 2019 season this Saturday as the Panthers play at No. 19 Austin Peay. EIU led No. 15 Southeast Missouri at the half last week but could not hold on as the Panthers dropped to 1-10 on the season, 1-6 in the OVC. Austin Peay enters the weekend tied with SEMO for first place in the OVC standings at 8-3 overall, 6-1 in the OVC. APSU is looking to lock up its first-ever bid to the FCS playoffs.
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Isaiah Hill was named the Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week following his efforts against No. 15 Southeast Missouri. Hill hauled in 13 passes for 152 yards and a touchdown. It was the second time this season that Hill has caught 13 or more passes this season and finished with 150 or more yards in a game.
• Eastern Illinois will be playing 12 regular season games this season as the NCAA schedule allows an extra game for FCS schools this year. This is the seventh time in program history that the Panthers have played 12 regular season games. The last time was the 2014 season with EIU posting a 5-7 record, 5-3 in the OVC.
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Corneliuss Page picked up an extra point blocked by
James Ubaike in the fourth quarter against Southeast Missouri and returned it the length of the field for a two-point conversion. It marked only the second time in school history that EIU has had a player do that. The first was Bradley Dewberry on Sept. 3, 2015 at Western Illinois.
THE SERIES
• Eastern Illinois and Austin Peay will be meeting for the 20th time this Saturday as the Panthers hold a 15-4 all-time series lead. APSU won two years ago in Clarksville to snap an eight game win streak in the series by the Panthers. EIU has scored 50 or more points in five of its last seven games against APSU including a 52-21 win last season. In the Panthers four all-time losses to the Governors, EIU has scored 13 or less points in each loss.
