Thu, Aug 27, 2026Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY
The Story
Eastern Illinois beats Murray State 28–14.
SeriesEastern Illinois leads 11–8 · Eastern Illinois won the last meeting, 35–21 · 2022
BOX SCORE
Week 0 · 2026| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Murray State | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
PLAYER STATS
Week 0 · 2026Passing
| Eastern IllinoisEIU | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Lacrue | 11/18 | 101 | 5.6 | 1 | 0 |
| Murray StateMurray State | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Shannon | 26/40 | 257 | 6.4 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing
| Eastern IllinoisEIU | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Kellom | 19 | 171 | 9.0 | 3 | 88 |
| Jacarre Fleming | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 0 | 27 |
| Cole Lacrue | 10 | 18 | 1.8 | 0 | 23 |
| Tyren Buggs | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 47 | 267 | 5.7 | 3 | 88 |
| Murray StateMurray State | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mykel Allen | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 0 | 21 |
| Tyrell Campbell | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | 9 |
| Baxter Wright | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collin Shannon | 7 | -10 | -1.4 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 26 | 63 | 2.4 | 0 | 21 |
Receiving
| Eastern IllinoisEIU | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Gonzalez | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 24 |
| Landers Green | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | 20 |
| Charles Kellom | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jeremy Reeves | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tyren Buggs | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Devin Whitlock | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Whitten Weems | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 11 | 101 | 9.2 | 1 | 24 |
| Murray StateMurray State | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrell Campbell | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | 27 |
| Trey Firestone | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 1 | 17 |
| Jaxon Potter | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 1 | 22 |
| Dimitri Howard | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 22 |
| Kyle Vaka | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Mykel Allen | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 7 |
| Ty Brown | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 17 |
| LJ Green | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 257 | 9.9 | 2 | 27 |
Fumbles
| Murray StateMurray State | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| Eastern IllinoisEIU | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Wuan Nickson | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Kaleb Lyons | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 40 | 0 |
Kick Returns
| Murray StateMurray State | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitri Howard | 3 | 97 | 32.3 | 49 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| Eastern IllinoisEIU | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Whitlock | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Kenny Ajose | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 43 | 0 |
| Murray StateMurray State | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Williams | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 15 | 0 |
Kicking
| Eastern IllinoisEIU | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Schiller | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
| Murray StateMurray State | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Dorn | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| Jaxon Potter | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| Rocco Devita | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| Totals | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0 |
Punting
| Eastern IllinoisEIU | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cox | 7 | 275 | 39.3 | 2 | 2 | 45 |
| Murray StateMurray State | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Ashby | 6 | 239 | 39.8 | 0 | 2 | 47 |
Defense
| Eastern IllinoisEIU | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Wuan Nickson | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saipeti Maiava Jr | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Lyons | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher Sharp | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Valenzuela | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon Conway | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nasir Maryland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Worsley | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Collins | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lonnie Burt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mafileo Tupou | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Hehl | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordyn Stewart | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Schiller | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Archibald | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Toledo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Viramontes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Premiere Whitley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davian Humphrey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Fortis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 67 | 43 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Murray StateMurray State | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klayton Ingram | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Rowsey | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McCall | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rett Hemphill | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amari McGill | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Henderson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brooks Esplin | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Walker | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarkus Boykin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Lewis II | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jarard Mosely | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Biser | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Morrow | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keyaan Abdul-Rahim | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conlee Crossno | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Daniels | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Mills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Veasy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milton White Jr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Darby | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mykel Allen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malachi Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadon Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tay Cline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 77 | 37 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Eastern Illinois vs Murray State Team StatsEIU vs Murray State Team Stats
Week 0 · 2026| Eastern IllinoisEIU | Murray StateMUR | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1ST DOWNS | 18 |
| 4-13 | 3RD DOWN | 5-15 |
| 1-1 | 4TH DOWN | 0-1 |
| 368 | TOTAL YDS | 320 |
| 101 | PASS YDS | 257 |
| 11-18 | COMP/ATT | 26-40 |
| 5.6 | YDS/PASS | 6.4 |
| 267 | RUSH YDS | 63 |
| 47 | RUSH ATT | 26 |
| 5.7 | YDS/RUSH | 2.4 |
| 3-45 | PENALTIES | 4-30 |
| 0 | TURNOVERS | 2 |
| 0 | FUMBLES LOST | 0 |
| 0 | INT THROWN | 2 |
| 33:11 | POSSESSION | 26:49 |
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