Eastern Illinois @ Murray State, Week 0 · 2026

28@FINAL14
Thu, Aug 27, 2026Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY

HOW IT WENT

Week 0 · 2026
FINALQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Eastern Illinois0147728
Murray State0140014
Game leaders
Eastern IllinoisMurray State
PassingCole Lacrue11/18 ·101 yds ·1 TDCollin Shannon26/40 ·257 yds ·2 TD ·2 INT
RushingCharles Kellom19 car ·171 yds ·3 TDMykel Allen10 car ·54 yds
ReceivingSamuel Gonzalez3 rec ·50 ydsTyrell Campbell5 rec ·66 yds
TacklesJa'Wuan Nickson10 tacklesKlayton Ingram10 tackles

Eastern Illinois vs Murray State Team StatsTeam Stats

Eastern IllinoisEIUMurray StateMUR
201ST DOWNS18
368TOTAL YDS320
101PASS YDS257
267RUSH YDS63
0TURNOVERS2
33:11POSSESSION26:49

BOX SCORE

Week 0 · 2026

Passing

Eastern IllinoisEIUC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Cole Lacrue11/181015.610
Murray StateMurray StateC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Collin Shannon26/402576.422

Rushing

Eastern IllinoisEIUCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Charles Kellom191719.0388
Jacarre Fleming13816.2027
Cole Lacrue10181.8023
Tyren Buggs410.303
Team1-4-4.004
Totals472675.7388
Murray StateMurray StateCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Mykel Allen10545.4021
Tyrell Campbell8212.609
Baxter Wright1-2-2.000
Collin Shannon7-10-1.405
Totals26632.4021

Receiving

Eastern IllinoisEIURECYDSAVGTDLONG
Samuel Gonzalez35016.7024
Landers Green22311.5120
Charles Kellom199.009
Jeremy Reeves166.006
Tyren Buggs166.006
Devin Whitlock242.002
Whitten Weems133.003
Totals111019.2124
Murray StateMurray StateRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Tyrell Campbell56613.2027
Trey Firestone55010.0117
Jaxon Potter5489.6122
Dimitri Howard33712.3022
Kyle Vaka23216.0018
Mykel Allen3144.707
Ty Brown2136.5017
LJ Green1-3-3.000
Totals262579.9227

Fumbles

Murray StateMurray StateFUMLOSTREC
Philip Williams100

Interceptions

Eastern IllinoisEIUINTYDSTD
Ja'Wuan Nickson1250
Kaleb Lyons1150
Totals2400

Kick Returns

Murray StateMurray StateNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Dimitri Howard39732.3490

Punt Returns

Eastern IllinoisEIUNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Devin Whitlock24422.0430
Kenny Ajose122.020
Totals34615.3430
Murray StateMurray StateNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Philip Williams3175.7150

Kicking

Eastern IllinoisEIUFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Drew Schiller0/00.004/44
Murray StateMurray StateFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Tyler Dorn0/00.000/10
Jaxon Potter0/00.000/10
Rocco Devita0/10.000/00
Totals0/10.000/20

Punting

Eastern IllinoisEIUNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Cade Cox727539.32245
Murray StateMurray StateNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Spencer Ashby623939.80247

Defense

Eastern IllinoisEIUTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Ja'Wuan Nickson10702000
Saipeti Maiava Jr7600000
Kaleb Lyons5400.5100
Christopher Sharp5301100
Micah Valenzuela5300000
Dillon Conway5100000
Nasir Maryland4300.5000
Brandon Worsley4300100
Totals674318310
Murray StateMurray StateTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Klayton Ingram10301000
Dylan Rowsey8200100
Ryan McCall8202000
Rett Hemphill5400000
Amari McGill5400.5000
Cedric Henderson5100000
Brooks Esplin4300000
Jayden Walker4212000
Totals7737512110

PLAY-BY-PLAY

173 plays
Q4Eastern Illinois5 plays · 7 yds · 2:15 · End of Game28–14
  1. 0:001st & 9 at MUR 9End of 4th quarter.
  2. 2:151st & 9 at MUR 9Kneel down by #7 C.LaCrue at MUR13 for loss of 4 yards
  3. 2:154th & 6 at MUR 16Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass complete short right to #3 S.Gonzalez caught at MUR10, for 7 yards to the MUR09 (#0 J.Mosely), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  4. 2:153rd & 5 at MUR 15Shotgun #1 J.Fleming-Page rush middle for 1 yard loss to the MUR16 (#15 J.Walker)
  5. 2:152nd & 11 at MUR 21Shotgun #1 J.Fleming-Page rush left for 6 yards gain to the MUR15 (#2 T.Cline; #1 K.Ingram)
  6. 2:151st & 10 at MUR 20Shotgun #1 J.Fleming-Page rush left for 1 yard loss to the MUR21 (#7 R.McCall; #95 B.Mills)
Q4Murray State5 plays · 17 yds · 1:08 · Interception28–14
  1. 2:153rd & 5 at MUR 37#2 C.Shannon pass intercepted by #5 J.Nickson at MUR45 #5 J.Nickson return 25 yards to the MUR20 (#9 M.Allen), out of bounds
  2. 3:312nd & 5 at MUR 37#2 C.Shannon pass incomplete short middle to #0 K.Vaka thrown to EIU50 broken up by #15 B.Worsley
  3. 2:312nd & 5 at MUR 32Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 02:31
  4. 3:311st & 10 at MUR 32#2 C.Shannon pass complete short left to #9 M.Allen caught at MUR29, for 5 yards to the MUR37 (#0 N.Maryland), out of bounds
  5. 3:312nd & 3 at MUR 27#2 C.Shannon rush left for 5 yards gain to the MUR32 (#15 B.Worsley), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  6. 3:311st & 10 at MUR 20#2 C.Shannon pass complete short right to #9 M.Allen caught at MUR19, for 7 yards to the MUR27 (#5 J.Nickson)
Q4Eastern Illinois6 plays · 25 yds · 2:40 · Punt28–14
  1. 3:234th & 7 at MUR 37#46 C.Cox punt 37 yards to the MUR00, Touchback
  2. 3:314th & 7 at MUR 37Timeout Murray State, clock 03:31
  3. 3:433rd & 7 at MUR 37Shotgun #1 J.Fleming-Page rush middle for 0 yards to the MUR37 (#59 J.Biser)
  4. 3:373rd & 7 at MUR 43Timeout Murray State, clock 03:37
  5. 6:072nd & 13 at MUR 43Shotgun #1 J.Fleming-Page rush middle for 6 yards gain to the MUR37 (#26 R.Hemphill)
  6. 3:432nd & 13 at MUR 40Timeout Murray State, clock 03:43
  7. 6:071st & 10 at MUR 40Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush middle for 3 yards loss to the MUR43 (#59 J.Biser)
  8. 6:071st & 10 at EIU 49Shotgun #1 J.Fleming-Page rush middle for 11 yards gain to the MUR40 (#25 A.McGill), 1ST DOWN
  9. 6:072nd & 4 at EIU 44Shotgun #1 J.Fleming-Page rush middle for 5 yards gain to the EIU49 (#7 R.McCall), 1ST DOWN
  10. 6:071st & 10 at EIU 38Shotgun #1 J.Fleming-Page rush left for 6 yards gain to the EIU44 (#7 R.McCall; #9 D.Rowsey)
Q4Murray State5 plays · 37 yds · 2:22 · Downs28–14
  1. 6:034th & 3 at EIU 36#2 C.Shannon rush right for 2 yards loss to the EIU38 (#0 N.Maryland; #21 K.Lyons), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
  2. 6:074th & 3 at EIU 34Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 06:07
  3. 8:253rd & 1 at EIU 34#3 B.Wright rush right for 2 yards loss to the EIU36 (#5 J.Nickson)
  4. 8:252nd & 5 at EIU 38#5 T.Campbell rush left for 4 yards gain to the EIU34 (#43 L.Burt)
  5. 8:251st & 10 at EIU 43#5 T.Campbell rush middle for 5 yards gain to the EIU38 (#15 B.Worsley; #43 L.Burt)
  6. 8:251st & 10 at MUR 42#2 C.Shannon pass incomplete deep middle to #6 D.Howard thrown to EIU20 PENALTY EIU Pass Interference (#1 S.Maiava Jr) 15 yards from MUR42 to EIU43, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
  7. 8:251st & 10 at MUR 25#2 C.Shannon pass complete short middle to #13 T.Firestone caught at MUR39, for 17 yards to the MUR42 (#21 K.Lyons), 1ST DOWN
  8. 8:25Timeout , clock 08:25
  9. 8:251st & 10 at EIU 35#47 D.Schiller kickoff 65 yards to the MUR00, Touchback
Q4Eastern Illinois8 plays · 76 yds · 4:38 · Touchdown28–14
  1. 8:252nd & 17 at MUR 20Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass complete deep right to #8 L.Green caught at MUR00, for 20 yards to the MUR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:25, 1ST DOWN #47 D.Schiller kick attempt good (H: #46 C.Cox, LS: #38 M.Toledo)
  2. 13:031st & 10 at MUR 13Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue sacked for loss of 7 yards to the MUR20 (#15 J.Walker)
  3. 13:031st & 10 at MUR 36Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue rush middle for 23 yards gain to the MUR13 (#25 A.McGill), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  4. 13:032nd & 2 at MUR 41Shotgun #1 J.Fleming-Page rush middle for 5 yards gain to the MUR36 (#26 R.Hemphill), 1ST DOWN
  5. 13:031st & 10 at MUR 49Shotgun #1 J.Fleming-Page rush middle for 8 yards gain to the MUR41 (#9 D.Rowsey)
  6. 13:031st & 10 at EIU 41Shotgun #1 J.Fleming-Page rush left for 10 yards gain to the MUR49 (#25 A.McGill), 1ST DOWN
  7. 13:032nd & 3 at EIU 31Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush left for 10 yards gain to the EIU41 (#5 C.Crossno), 1ST DOWN
  8. 13:031st & 10 at EIU 24Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush middle for 7 yards gain to the EIU31 (#42 C.Henderson; #9 D.Rowsey)
Q3Murray State8 plays · 30 yds · 4:07 · Punt21–14
  1. 13:034th & 13 at MUR 37#19 S.Ashby punt 39 yards to the EIU24 fair catch by #2 D.Whitlock at EIU24
  2. 15:003rd & 21 at MUR 29#9 M.Allen rush middle for 8 yards gain to the MUR37 (#1 S.Maiava Jr)
  3. 15:002nd & 18 at MUR 32#2 C.Shannon pass complete short right to #7 L.Green caught at MUR27, for 3 yards loss to the MUR29 (#25 C.Sharp)
  4. 15:001st & 10 at MUR 40#2 C.Shannon sacked for loss of 8 yards to the MUR32 (#41 A.Archibald)
  5. 0:003rd & 15 at MUR 14End of 3rd quarter.
  6. 2:103rd & 15 at MUR 14#2 C.Shannon pass complete short right to #5 T.Campbell caught at MUR09, for 26 yards to the MUR40 (#1 S.Maiava Jr), 1ST DOWN
  7. 2:102nd & 15 at MUR 14#2 C.Shannon pass incomplete short left to #7 L.Green thrown to MUR22
  8. 2:101st & 10 at MUR 19#5 T.Campbell rush middle for 5 yards loss to the MUR14 (#45 E.Hehl)
  9. 2:102nd & 1 at MUR 16#5 T.Campbell rush left for 3 yards gain to the MUR19 (#25 C.Sharp), 1ST DOWN
  10. 2:101st & 10 at MUR 7#5 T.Campbell rush middle for 9 yards gain to the MUR16 (#1 S.Maiava Jr; #25 C.Sharp)
Q3Eastern Illinois12 plays · 34 yds · 5:24 · Punt21–14
  1. 2:104th & 15 at MUR 46#46 C.Cox punt 39 yards to the MUR07, out of bounds at MUR07
  2. 0:003rd & 18 at MUR 49Shotgun #22 T.Buggs rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MUR46 (#15 J.Walker; #7 R.McCall)
  3. 0:002nd & 10 at MUR 41Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue sacked for loss of 8 yards to the MUR49 (#44 J.Veasy)
  4. 0:001st & 10 at MUR 41Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass incomplete short middle to #2 D.Whitlock thrown to MUR30
  5. 0:003rd & 4 at MUR 47Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass complete short left to #22 T.Buggs caught at MUR50, for 6 yards to the MUR41 (#3 D.Boykin), 1ST DOWN
  6. 0:002nd & 4 at MUR 47Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass incomplete short right to #82 W.Weems thrown to MUR45
  7. 0:001st & 10 at EIU 47Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue rush middle for 6 yards gain to the MUR47 (#8 B.Esplin)
  8. 0:003rd & 10 at EIU 33Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue sacked for loss of 1 yard to the EIU32 (#4 M.White, Jr.) PENALTY MUR Face Mask (#4 M.White, Jr.) 15 yards from EIU32 to EIU47, 1ST DOWN
  9. 0:002nd & 10 at EIU 33Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass incomplete short left to #82 W.Weems thrown to EIU35 broken up by #9 D.Rowsey
  10. 0:001st & 10 at EIU 33Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass incomplete short middle to #11 K.Ajose thrown to MUR50 QB hurried by #12 T.Lewis II
  11. 7:343rd & 6 at EIU 24Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass complete short left to #4 C.Kellom caught at EIU30, for 9 yards to the EIU33 (#12 T.Lewis II; #8 B.Esplin), 1ST DOWN
  12. 7:342nd & 11 at EIU 19Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush right for 5 yards gain to the EIU24 (#0 J.Mosely), out of bounds
  13. 7:341st & 10 at EIU 20Shotgun #1 J.Fleming-Page rush right for 1 yard loss to the EIU19 (#25 A.McGill; #1 K.Ingram)
Q3Murray State3 plays · 2 yds · 1:22 · Interception21–14
  1. 7:343rd & 8 at EIU 33#2 C.Shannon pass intercepted by #21 K.Lyons at EIU20 #21 K.Lyons return 15 yards to the EIU35 (#63 J.Darby) PENALTY EIU Illegal Block in Back 15 yards from EIU35 to EIU20
  2. 8:562nd & 10 at EIU 35#2 C.Shannon rush middle for 2 yards gain to the EIU33 (#45 E.Hehl)
  3. 8:561st & 10 at EIU 35#5 T.Campbell rush middle for 0 yards to the EIU35 (#5 J.Nickson)
  4. 8:561st & 10 at EIU 35#47 D.Schiller kickoff 64 yards to the MUR01 #6 D.Howard return 49 yards to the MUR50 (#47 D.Schiller) PENALTY EIU Clipping (#47 D.Schiller) 15 yards from MUR50 to EIU35
Q3Eastern Illinois8 plays · 63 yds · 4:28 · Touchdown21–14
  1. 9:051st & 2 at MUR 2Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush right for 2 yards gain to the MUR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:05 #47 D.Schiller kick attempt good (H: #46 C.Cox, LS: #38 M.Toledo)
  2. 13:333rd & 8 at MUR 29Shotgun #1 J.Fleming-Page rush left for 27 yards gain to the MUR02 (#12 T.Lewis II), 1ST DOWN
  3. 13:332nd & 12 at MUR 33Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush middle for 4 yards gain to the MUR29 (#42 C.Henderson)
  4. 13:331st & 10 at MUR 31Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush left for 2 yards loss to the MUR33 (#7 R.McCall; #1 K.Ingram)
  5. 13:334th & 2 at MUR 36PENALTY MUR Delay Of Game (#7 R.McCall) 5 yards from MUR36 to MUR31, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
  6. 13:333rd & 5 at MUR 39Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass complete short left to #82 W.Weems caught at MUR38, for 3 yards to the MUR36 (#12 T.Lewis II; #7 R.McCall)
  7. 13:332nd & 8 at MUR 42Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MUR39 (#26 R.Hemphill)
  8. 13:331st & 10 at MUR 44Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush right for 2 yards gain to the MUR42 (#7 R.McCall; #9 D.Rowsey)
  9. 13:331st & 10 at EIU 37Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass complete short middle to #3 S.Gonzalez caught at MUR48, for 19 yards to the MUR44 (#3 D.Boykin), 1ST DOWN
Q3Murray State3 plays · -2 yds · 1:27 · Punt14–14
  1. 13:334th & 12 at MUR 23#19 S.Ashby punt 42 yards to the EIU35 #11 K.Ajose return 2 yards to the EIU37 (#26 R.Hemphill)
  2. 15:003rd & 12 at MUR 23#2 C.Shannon pass incomplete deep right to #13 T.Firestone thrown to MUR50 QB hurried by #11 N.Williams
  3. 15:002nd & 14 at MUR 21#2 C.Shannon pass complete short middle to #9 M.Allen caught at MUR23, for 2 yards to the MUR23 (#1 S.Maiava Jr)
  4. 15:001st & 10 at MUR 25#2 C.Shannon pass complete short right to #12 T.Brown caught at MUR21, for 4 yards loss to the MUR21 (#5 J.Nickson)
  5. 15:001st & 10 at EIU 35#47 D.Schiller kickoff 65 yards to the MUR00, Touchback
Q2Murray State9 plays · 73 yds · 0:53 · Touchdown14–14
  1. 0:00End of 2nd quarter.
  2. 0:001st & 7 at EIU 7Trey Firestone 7 Yd pass from Collin Shannon (Trey Firestone Pass to Brooks Kleinpeter for Two-Point Conversion)
  3. 0:061st & 7 at EIU 7Timeout Murray State, clock 00:06
  4. 0:203rd & 10 at EIU 29Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass complete deep middle to #6 D.Howard caught at EIU09, for 22 yards to the EIU07 (#15 B.Worsley), 1ST DOWN
  5. 0:113rd & 10 at EIU 29Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 00:11
  6. 0:202nd & 10 at EIU 29Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass incomplete short middle to #5 T.Campbell thrown to EIU24
  7. 0:251st & 10 at EIU 29Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass incomplete short middle to #0 K.Vaka thrown to EIU11
  8. 0:201st & 10 at EIU 34Timeout Murray State, clock 00:20
  9. 0:532nd & 1 at EIU 34Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass complete short right to #6 D.Howard caught at EIU30, for 5 yards to the EIU29 (#19 M.Tupou; #16 M.Valenzuela), 1ST DOWN
  10. 0:252nd & 1 at EIU 43Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 00:25
  11. 0:252nd & 1 at EIU 43Timeout Murray State, clock 00:25
  12. 0:531st & 10 at EIU 43Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass complete short middle to #5 T.Campbell caught at EIU38, for 9 yards to the EIU34 (#5 J.Nickson)
  13. 0:532nd & 8 at MUR 39Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass complete short left to #0 K.Vaka caught at EIU45, for 18 yards to the EIU43 (#1 S.Maiava Jr), 1ST DOWN
  14. 0:531st & 10 at MUR 37Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass complete short left to #5 T.Campbell caught at MUR37, for 2 yards to the MUR39 (#25 C.Sharp), out of bounds
  15. 0:531st & 10 at MUR 27Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass complete short middle to #6 D.Howard caught at MUR31, for 10 yards to the MUR37 (#5 J.Nickson), 1ST DOWN
  16. 0:531st & 10 at EIU 35#47 D.Schiller kickoff 57 yards to the MUR08 #6 D.Howard return 19 yards to the MUR27 (#19 M.Tupou; #4 D.Conway)
Q2Eastern Illinois1 play · 88 yds · 0:14 · Touchdown14–6
  1. 0:581st & 10 at EIU 12Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush middle for 88 yards gain to the MUR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:58, 1ST DOWN #47 D.Schiller kick attempt good (H: #46 C.Cox, LS: #38 M.Toledo)
Q2Murray State5 plays · 3 yds · 1:36 · Punt7–6
  1. 1:124th & 17 at EIU 46#19 S.Ashby punt 34 yards to the EIU12 fair catch by #2 D.Whitlock at EIU12
  2. 2:483rd & 23 at MUR 48Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass complete short right to #13 T.Firestone caught at EIU46, for 6 yards to the EIU46 (#0 N.Maryland), out of bounds
  3. 2:482nd & 24 at MUR 47Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass complete short right to #8 J.Potter caught at MUR45, for 1 yard to the MUR48 (#15 B.Worsley)
  4. 2:481st & 10 at EIU 39Shotgun #2 C.Shannon rush middle for 14 yards loss to the MUR47 (#53 D.Viramontes)
  5. 2:482nd & 10 at EIU 49Shotgun #9 M.Allen rush right for 10 yards gain to the EIU39 (#34 J.Stewart; #4 D.Conway), 1ST DOWN
  6. 2:481st & 10 at EIU 49Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass incomplete short left to #8 J.Potter thrown to EIU35
Q2Eastern Illinois3 plays · 2 yds · 2:09 · Punt7–6
  1. 2:484th & 8 at EIU 22#46 C.Cox punt 42 yards to the MUR36 #82 P.Williams return 15 yards to the EIU49 (#38 M.Toledo)
  2. 4:573rd & 11 at EIU 19Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue rush middle for 3 yards gain to the EIU22 (#15 J.Walker; #42 C.Henderson)
  3. 4:572nd & 10 at EIU 20Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue sacked for loss of 1 yard to the EIU19 (#40 J.Morrow Jr.)
  4. 4:571st & 10 at EIU 20Shotgun #22 T.Buggs rush middle for 0 yards to the EIU20 (#95 B.Mills; #1 K.Ingram)
Q2Murray State9 plays · 57 yds · 4:32 · Missed FG7–6
  1. 4:574th & 3 at EIU 9#29 R.Devita field goal attempt from 27 yards NO GOOD blocked by #13 P.Whitley (H: #19 S.Ashby, LS: #47 C.Ford), clock 04:57, out of bounds at EIU00
  2. 9:293rd & 8 at EIU 14Shotgun #5 T.Campbell rush middle for 5 yards gain to the EIU09 (#5 J.Nickson; #4 D.Conway)
  3. 9:292nd & 10 at EIU 16Shotgun #9 M.Allen rush left for 2 yards gain to the EIU14 (#5 J.Nickson; #4 D.Conway)
  4. 9:291st & 10 at EIU 16Shotgun #5 T.Campbell rush middle for 0 yards to the EIU16 (#55 J.Collins)
  5. 9:292nd & 8 at EIU 33Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass complete short middle to #12 T.Brown caught at EIU16, for 17 yards to the EIU16, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
  6. 9:291st & 10 at EIU 35Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass complete short right to #5 T.Campbell caught at EIU40, for 2 yards to the EIU33 (#5 J.Nickson; #25 C.Sharp)
  7. 9:291st & 10 at EIU 49Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass complete short middle to #0 K.Vaka caught at EIU36, for 14 yards to the EIU35 (#21 K.Lyons), 1ST DOWN
  8. 9:292nd & 15 at MUR 29Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass complete deep left to #8 J.Potter caught at EIU49, for 22 yards to the EIU49 (#21 K.Lyons), 1ST DOWN
  9. 9:291st & 15 at MUR 29Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass incomplete short middle to #13 T.Firestone thrown to MUR41
  10. 9:291st & 10 at MUR 34Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass complete short left to #8 J.Potter caught at MUR35, for 6 yards to the MUR40 (#25 C.Sharp), out of bounds PENALTY MUR Illegal Shift 5 yards from MUR34 to MUR29. NO PLAY
  11. 9:291st & 10 at EIU 35#47 D.Schiller kickoff 60 yards to the MUR05 #6 D.Howard return 29 yards to the MUR34 (#39 D.Humphrey; #47 D.Schiller)
Q2Eastern Illinois4 plays · 33 yds · 1:59 · Touchdown7–6
  1. 9:362nd & 1 at MUR 10Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush middle for 10 yards gain to the MUR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:36, 1ST DOWN #47 D.Schiller kick attempt good (H: #46 C.Cox, LS: #38 M.Toledo)
  2. 11:351st & 10 at MUR 19Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush middle for 9 yards gain to the MUR10 (#23 K.Abdul-Rahim; #42 C.Henderson)
  3. 11:352nd & 3 at MUR 26Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush middle for 7 yards gain to the MUR19 (#23 K.Abdul-Rahim), 1ST DOWN
  4. 11:351st & 10 at MUR 33Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue rush middle for 7 yards gain to the MUR26, out of bounds at MUR26
Q2Murray State3 plays · 5 yds · 1:25 · Punt0–6
  1. 11:354th & 5 at MUR 29#19 S.Ashby punt 47 yards to the EIU24 #2 D.Whitlock return 43 yards to the MUR33 (#9 D.Rowsey; #39 M.Williams)
  2. 13:003rd & 5 at MUR 29Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass incomplete short middle to #12 T.Brown thrown to MUR35
  3. 13:002nd & 12 at MUR 22Shotgun #9 M.Allen rush right for 7 yards gain to the MUR29 (#16 M.Valenzuela)
  4. 13:001st & 10 at MUR 24Shotgun #9 M.Allen rush left for 2 yards loss to the MUR22 (#19 M.Tupou; #59 T.Fortis)
  5. 13:001st & 10 at EIU 31Timeout , clock 13:00
Q2Eastern Illinois3 plays · 6 yds · 1:29 · Punt0–6
  1. 13:004th & 4 at EIU 31#46 C.Cox punt 45 yards to the MUR24 fair catch by #82 P.Williams at MUR24
  2. 14:293rd & 6 at EIU 29Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass complete short middle to #2 D.Whitlock caught at EIU30, for 2 yards to the EIU31 (#8 B.Esplin)
  3. 14:292nd & 6 at EIU 29Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass incomplete deep right to #3 S.Gonzalez thrown to MUR45
  4. 14:291st & 10 at EIU 25Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush middle for 4 yards gain to the EIU29 (#97 J.Martin III; #1 K.Ingram)
  5. 14:291st & 10 at MUR 35#29 R.Devita kickoff 65 yards to the EIU00, Touchback
Q2Murray State2 plays · 40 yds · 0:23 · Touchdown0–6
  1. 14:291st & 10 at EIU 13Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass complete short right to #8 J.Potter caught at EIU05, for 13 yards to the EIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:29, 1ST DOWN #35 T.Dorn kick attempt failed (H: #19 S.Ashby, LS: #47 C.Ford)
  2. 15:001st & 10 at EIU 40Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass complete short middle to #5 T.Campbell caught at EIU40, for 27 yards to the EIU13 (#16 M.Valenzuela), 1ST DOWN
  3. 14:521st & 10 at EIU 6Timeout , clock 14:52
Q1Eastern Illinois3 plays · 1 yds · 1:52 · Punt0–0
  1. 14:524th & 9 at EIU 6#46 C.Cox punt 35 yards to the EIU41 #82 P.Williams return 1 yard to the EIU40 (#11 N.Williams)
  2. 0:003rd & 9 at EIU 6End of 1st quarter.
  3. 1:443rd & 9 at EIU 6Shotgun #22 T.Buggs rush middle for 0 yards to the EIU06 (#1 K.Ingram; #90 C.Daniels)
  4. 1:442nd & 12 at EIU 3Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass complete short right to #8 L.Green caught at EIU07, for 3 yards to the EIU06 (#9 D.Rowsey)
  5. 1:441st & 10 at EIU 5Shotgun #22 T.Buggs rush middle for 2 yards loss to the EIU03 (#7 R.McCall)
Q1Murray State9 plays · 44 yds · 4:01 · Punt0–0
  1. 1:444th & 10 at EIU 40#31 V.Kyatt punt 35 yards to the EIU05
  2. 5:453rd & 10 at EIU 40Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass incomplete short middle to #6 D.Howard thrown to EIU34
  3. 5:452nd & 10 at EIU 40Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass incomplete short right to #0 K.Vaka thrown to EIU30
  4. 5:451st & 10 at EIU 40Shotgun #9 M.Allen rush left for 0 yards to the EIU40 (#21 K.Lyons)
  5. 5:453rd & 3 at MUR 39Shotgun #9 M.Allen rush middle for 21 yards gain to the EIU40 (#5 J.Nickson), 1ST DOWN
  6. 5:452nd & 10 at MUR 32Shotgun #9 M.Allen rush right for 7 yards gain to the MUR39 (#4 D.Conway)
  7. 5:451st & 10 at MUR 32Shotgun #9 M.Allen rush middle for 0 yards to the MUR32 (#13 P.Whitley)
  8. 5:453rd & 9 at MUR 17Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass complete short middle to #13 T.Firestone caught at MUR32, for 15 yards to the MUR32 (#1 S.Maiava Jr), 1ST DOWN
  9. 5:452nd & 9 at MUR 17Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass incomplete short right to #13 T.Firestone thrown to MUR25 broken up by #21 K.Lyons
  10. 5:451st & 10 at MUR 16Shotgun #9 M.Allen rush left for 1 yard gain to the MUR17 (#55 J.Collins; #16 M.Valenzuela)
Q1Eastern Illinois6 plays · 26 yds · 3:07 · Punt0–0
  1. 5:454th & 12 at EIU 46#46 C.Cox punt 39 yards to the MUR15 muffed by #82 P.Williams at MUR15 recovered by MUR #82 P.Williams at MUR16 #82 P.Williams return 0 yards to the MUR16 (#43 L.Burt)
  2. 8:523rd & 18 at EIU 40Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass complete short left to #84 J.Reeves caught at EIU46, for 6 yards to the EIU46 (#25 A.McGill)
  3. 8:522nd & 17 at EIU 41Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush middle for 1 yard loss to the EIU40 (#90 C.Daniels)
  4. 8:521st & 10 at EIU 48Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue sacked for loss of 7 yards to the EIU41 (#96 J.Martin, #40 J.Morrow Jr.)
  5. 8:523rd & 6 at EIU 24Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass complete deep right to #3 S.Gonzalez caught at EIU48, for 24 yards to the EIU48 (#8 B.Esplin), 1ST DOWN
  6. 8:522nd & 6 at EIU 24Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass incomplete short middle to #3 S.Gonzalez thrown to EIU27
  7. 8:521st & 10 at EIU 20Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush left for 4 yards gain to the EIU24 (#1 K.Ingram), out of bounds
Q1Murray State6 plays · 19 yds · 3:12 · Punt0–0
  1. 8:524th & 2 at MUR 39#31 V.Kyatt punt 42 yards to the EIU19 #2 D.Whitlock return 1 yard to the EIU20 (#3 D.Boykin)
  2. 12:043rd & 5 at MUR 36Shotgun #2 C.Shannon rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MUR39 (#55 J.Collins)
  3. 12:042nd & 10 at MUR 31Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass complete short left to #13 T.Firestone caught at MUR36, for 5 yards to the MUR36 (#0 N.Maryland)
  4. 12:041st & 10 at MUR 31Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass incomplete deep middle to #13 T.Firestone thrown to EIU30 broken up by #25 C.Sharp
  5. 12:043rd & 4 at MUR 26Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass complete short left to #8 J.Potter caught at MUR30, for 5 yards to the MUR31 (#1 S.Maiava Jr), 1ST DOWN
  6. 12:042nd & 8 at MUR 22Shotgun #2 C.Shannon rush left for 4 yards gain to the MUR26 (#16 M.Valenzuela)
  7. 12:041st & 15 at MUR 15Shotgun #2 C.Shannon pass complete short right to #8 J.Potter caught at MUR12, for 7 yards to the MUR22 (#34 J.Stewart)
  8. 12:041st & 10 at MUR 20PENALTY MUR False Start (#73 J.Foucault) 5 yards from MUR20 to MUR15. NO PLAY
Q1Eastern Illinois6 plays · 27 yds · 2:56 · Punt0–0
  1. 12:044th & 5 at MUR 38#46 C.Cox punt 38 yards to the MUR00, Touchback
  2. 15:003rd & 5 at MUR 38Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass incomplete short right to #3 S.Gonzalez thrown to MUR35
  3. 15:002nd & 8 at MUR 41Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MUR38 (#1 K.Ingram; #5 C.Crossno)
  4. 15:001st & 10 at MUR 43Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass complete short left to #2 D.Whitlock caught at MUR43, for 2 yards to the MUR41 (#1 K.Ingram)
  5. 15:001st & 10 at EIU 46No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush middle for 11 yards gain to the MUR43 (#9 D.Rowsey; #42 C.Henderson), 1ST DOWN
  6. 15:002nd & 3 at EIU 42No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush middle for 4 yards gain to the EIU46 (#1 K.Ingram), 1ST DOWN
  7. 15:001st & 10 at EIU 35No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush middle for 7 yards gain to the EIU42 (#9 D.Rowsey; #26 R.Hemphill)
  8. 15:001st & 10 at MUR 35#29 R.Devita kickoff 44 yards to the EIU21, out of bounds at EIU21

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