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EIU football travels to play at Northwestern on Saturday night

EIU Football Meets Northwestern On Saturday Night

Panthers to kick on Big Ten Network at 6:40 PM

9/10/2024 4:50:00 PM



Eastern Illinois (1-1) at Northwestern (1-1)
Martin Stadium (12,000)  •   Evanston, Ill.
September 14, 2024  •   6:40 pm   •   TV: Big Ten Network


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NOTES TO KNOW
• Eastern Illinois plays its second Big Ten opponent of the season on Saturday night when the Panthers travel to Northwestern.  EIU improved to 1-1 on the season following a 27-20 win over Indiana State in the Panthers home opener on Saturday.  The win came on the heels of a season opening loss at Illinois on Aug. 29.  Northwestern also enters at 1-1 with NU's three opening games at home this year.  The Wildcats beat Miami (Ohio) in the opener before a loss in overtime last Friday to Duke.

• Moses Alexander picked up a loose fumble and returned it 60 yards for a touchdown as part of Eastern Illinois home opening win over Indiana State.  Alexander picked up the fumble forced by Nick Coates.  The fumble return touchdown was part of Alexander's solid defensive day which included seven solo tackles.  It was the ninth fumble return touchdown in program history covering 60 or more yards.  The last time EIU had a fumble return for touchdown was Oct. 15, 2022 when Alexandar Oyawale returned a fumble 19 yards for a score against Lindenwood.

• NiJhay Burt picked off two passes against Indiana State while recording another pass break-up leading EIU's defense in the home win.  Burt finished with nine tackles (six solo) including one tackle for loss.  Entering week three of the season Burt ranks second in the FCS in interceptions and 11th in the FCS in passes defended.  Last season Burt had three interceptions total including a 67-yard interception return for touchdown against the Sycamores.  The last EIU player with two interceptions in a game was Elijawah Tolbert with two against Murray State on Sept. 24, 2022.

• Drew Schiller was named the Big South / OVC Football Freshman of the Week. Schiller was 2-of-3 on field goals and finished with nine points in the win over Indiana State.  He knocked home his first collegiate field goal attempt with a 34-yard kick as time expired in the first half.  Schiller added a 40-yard kick in the third quarter and was perfect (3-of-3) on extra points.

• Terrance Gipson opened his EIU career battling for the starting quarterback position in the spring of 2023.  On Saturday against Indiana State he broke through for the Panthers at another position hauling in six passes for 100 yards as a wide receiver.  Gipson also returned one kickoff for 14 yards.  He is currently second on the EIU team in both receptions (six) and receiving yards (100).

• EIU is playing two FBS opponents in the same year for the 10th time in school history.  This year does mark the first time that EIU has played two teams from a Power Four Conference in the same year with games at Big Ten foes Illinois and Northwestern.  EIU does have two of its six all-time wins against FBS opponents in those years beating Northern Illinois in 1998 and San Diego State in 2013. 
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