Eastern Illinois (2-7, 1-2 OVC) vs. No. 20/19 Southeast Missouri (7-2, 3-0 OVC)
O'Brien Field (10,000) • Charleston, Ill.
November 12, 2022 • 2 p.m. • TV: ESPN+
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NOTES TO KNOW
• Eastern Illinois will be playing its final home game of the 2022 season on Saturday as the Panthers host their second nationally ranked team at O'Brien Field this season. The Panthers will host co-OVC leader Southeast Missouri which is ranked No. 19 in the FCS polls. EIU will honor the members of its senior class prior to the game with
Ameer Aqel,
Elijah Benoit,
Bryce Dewberry,
Grant Edwards,
Isaiah Hill,
Cameron Leach,
Michael McNicholas,
Markenzy Pierre and
Jay Vallie set to be honored. EIU will also honor former players
Matt Judd and
Cam Mattox who are ending their careers as student assistant coaches.
• Eastern Illinois added to its season takeaway total on Saturday at McNeese as the Panthers forced and recovered a fumble on the opening drive of the game. The fumble was forced by
Jordan Vincent and recovered by
Jordan Miles. It was the 18th turnover gained this season by EIU which ranks the Panthers 13th in the FCS this season. EIU has 12 interceptions this season which is 10th in the FCS and six fumble recoveries.
• Dom Shoffner made his first collegiate start on Saturday at McNeese and produced a large chunk of the Panthers offensive numbers. Shoffner rushed for a team-high 78 yards and passed for 187 yards. He had touchdown passes to
Jay Vallie and Justin Bowick as he now has four touchdown passes this season and 299 yards passing. Shoffner is second on the team in rushing yards this season with 345 including a season-high 134 against Northwestern State.
• Eastern Illinois converted a two-point conversion in the fourth quarter at McNeese as
Nile Hill caught a pass from
Cooper Willman. EIU is now 2-for-2 on two-point conversions this season with Hill catching the conversion on both attempts. The last time EIU had two or more successful two-point conversions in a season was during 2019 when they went 2-for-2. Last season EIU was 1-for-5 on two-point conversion attempts.
• Tre'jon Lewis was disruptive on Saturday at McNeese as the Texas Tech transfer finished with three tackles for loss for eight yards. As a team EIU recorded five total tackles for loss. Lewis had five tackles in the game and has 14 total tackles for the year. He is currently tied for third on the EIU roster with five tackles for loss with one sack. Lewis joins
Colin Bohanek (at Murray State) and
Jordan Miles (at Tennessee State) for the most tackles for loss in a game this season for the Panthers. As a team EIU is 38th in the FCS in tackles for loss averaging 6.2 per contest.
