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Eastern Illinois (2-3) vs. Lindenwood (3-2)
O'Brien Field (10,000)  •   Charleston, Ill.
October 15, 2022   •   2 p.m.   •   TV: ESPN+

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NOTES TO KNOW
• Eastern Illinois won its second consecutive game on Saturday as the Panthers won back-to-back games for the first time since the 2017 season when EIU had four straight wins.  The win moved EIU to 2-3 on the season as they play three of four games in the month of October at home at O'Brien Field.  EIU faces OVC newcomer Lindenwood this weekend but the game will be counted as a non-conference game for both schools due to a late schedule adjustment.  This is EIU's homecoming game, the 104th in program history with the last homecoming win in 2018 against UT Martin.  Lindenwood enters at 3-2 on the year after a road win at Central Arkansas last Saturday.

• After rushing for 339 yards in their last game at Murray State, the Panthers churned out even more yards in Saturday's win over Northwestern State finishing with 340 yards and four rushing touchdowns.  The last time EIU rushed for more than 300 yards in back-to-back games was during the 2014 season on Nov. 1 against Tennessee Tech (301 yards) and Nov. 8 against Murray State (342 yards).  EIU is now 18th in the FCS in rushing yards per game averaging 192.2 per game.

• Dom Shoffner rushed for 134 yards on Saturday against Northwestern State including two of the Panthers four rushing touchdowns.  Shoffner became just the fourth quarterback in program history to rush for more than 100 yards in a game joining Joe Davis, Jalen Whitlow and Scotty Gilkey Jr.  The 134 yards are tied for the third most with Davis (1968 vs. Bradley).  Whitlow holds the top two marks in school history setting the record with 142 yards in 2015 against UT Martin.

• Eastern Illinois defense forced three turnovers against Northwestern State as the Panthers have now forced multiple turnovers in four straight games.  EIU had interceptions in the game by Tyris Harvey and Jordan Vincent while Alton Jefferson recovered a fumble that was forced by Nick Coates.  EIU has 12 turnovers gained this season which ranks first in the OVC and tenth in the FCS this season.  EIU converted one of the three turnovers into a touchdown as EIU has 28 points off turnovers this year.

• Eastern Illinois defense picked off multiple passes for the third straight game with two picks in the win over Northwestern State.  EIU has nine interceptions this season which ranks third in the FCS.  The school record for interceptions in a season is 31 set during the 1980 season.  The last time EIU had three straight games with multiple interceptions was during the 2014 season when the Panthers had four straight games with multiple interceptions against Ohio (2), Eastern Kentucky (2), Southeast Missouri (4) and Tennessee State (2).  EIU finished the 2014 season with 15 interceptions.