Eastern Illinois Panthers

1-2

Ugh, no.

Eastern Illinois Panthers lost to the Indiana State Sycamores

1-2 42 – 35

1-2

Final · Sat, Sep 12

Game Details

O'Brien Field (Charleston) · 6,971 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

1:18 Indiana State Sycamores vs. Eastern Illinois Panthers: Full Highlights

0:25 Charles Kellom breaks off 76-yard rushing touchdown

0:10 Elijah Owens throws 1-yard TD pass to Keshon Singleton

0:20 Elijah Owens runs for 1-yard TD

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
INST	14	14	7	7	42
EIU	7	0	14	14	35

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Game Leaders

Indiana State Sycamores

EO Elijah Owens · 21/33, 284 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
EO Elijah Owens · 18 CAR, 98 YDS, 2 TDRushing Yards
BW BJ Wuest · 6 REC, 142 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
KG Kolten Gajewski · 1Sacks
BS Braxton Sampson · 7Tackles

Eastern Illinois Panthers

Cole LaCrue · 20/34, 267 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
Charles Kellom · 14 CAR, 106 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
SG Samuel Gonzalez · 4 REC, 78 YDSReceiving Yards
Aidan Archibald · 1Sacks
Ja'Wuan Nickson · 10Tackles

2026 Missouri Valley Football Conference Standings

Team
North Dakota
South Dakota State
Northern Iowa
Youngstown State
South Dakota
Southern Illinois
Illinois State
Indiana State
Murray State

2026 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

Team
Western Illinois
Gardner-Webb
Lindenwood
Southeast Missouri State
Eastern Illinois
UT Martin
Tennessee State
Charleston Southern

Scoring

Q4 4:03

TD Charles Kellom 8 Yd pass from Cole LaCrue (Drew Schiller Kick)42–35

Q4 6:16

TD Jacarre Fleming-Page 7 Yd pass from Cole LaCrue (Drew Schiller Kick)42–28

Q4 10:40

TD Elijah Owens 15 Yd Run (Sebastian Lopez Kick)42–21

Q3 1:23

TD Cole LaCrue 8 Yd Run (Drew Schiller Kick)35–21

Q3 4:23

TD Jeremy Reeves 21 Yd pass from Cole LaCrue (Drew Schiller Kick)35–14

Q3 11:11

TD BJ Wuest 42 Yd pass from Elijah Owens (Sebastian Lopez Kick)35–7

Q2 0:07

TD Aaron Ball 1 Yd pass from Elijah Owens (Sebastian Lopez Kick)28–7

Q2 7:50

TD Dane Pardridge 35 Yd pass from Elijah Owens (Sebastian Lopez Kick)21–7

Q1 0:10

TD Elijah Owens 1 Yd Run (Sebastian Lopez Kick)14–7

Q1 11:18

TD Charles Kellom 76 Yd Run (Drew Schiller Kick)7–7

Q1 12:06

TD Aaron Ball 3 Yd Run (Sebastian Lopez Kick)7–0

Team Stats

Indiana State SycamoresEastern Illinois Panthers

Offense

502 Total Yards 451

284 Passing Yards 267

218 Rushing Yards 184

25 First Downs 21

Efficiency

9-15 3rd Down 9-15

0-1 4th Down 1-1

21/34 Completions 20/34

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 1

6-67 Penalties 13-120

29:56 Possession 30:04

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Elijah Owens	21/33	284	8.6	3	1
Team	0/1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	21/34	284	8.4	3	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Elijah Owens	18	98	5.4	2	45
Aaron Ball	13	97	7.5	1	57
Max McCool	5	25	5.0	0	12
Jayden Reed	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	38	218	5.7	3	57

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
BJ Wuest	6	142	23.7	1	42
Keshon Singleton	5	66	13.2	0	34
Dane Pardridge	2	38	19.0	1	35
Jayden Reed	3	18	6.0	0	12
Aaron Ball	3	15	5.0	1	11
Max McCool	2	5	2.5	0	3
Team	21	284	13.5	3	42

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Lovell Vereen II	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Braxton Sampson	7	5	0	1.5	0	0
Alex Rose	7	2	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Harris	6	4	0	1	1	0
Lovell Vereen II	5	2	0	0	0	0
Nic Yatsko	4	3	0	0	1	0
Zach Coleman	3	3	0	0	0	0
Devin Johnson	3	1	0	0	0	0
Gavin Hagan	3	1	0	0.5	0	0
Mason Keifer	3	1	0	0	0	0
Kolten Gajewski	2	2	1	1	0	0
Robert Beasley	2	2	1	1	0	0
Peter Eyabi	2	2	0	0	0	0
Xavian Andrews	2	2	0	0	0	0
Bryce Patterson	2	1	1	1	0	0
Jayden Childers	2	1	0	1	1	0
Xavier McIntyre	2	1	0	0	0	0
Mason Knipp	2	0	0	0	0	1
BJ Wuest	1	1	0	0	0	0
CJ Davis	1	1	0	0	0	0
Anthony Walk Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Luke Karras	1	1	0	0	0	0
DJ Griffith	1	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Leota	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	63	37	3	7	3	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Deion Brown	1	17	17.0	17
Dane Pardridge	1	9	9.0	9
Team	2	26	13.0	17

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
BJ Wuest	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Sebastian Lopez	0/1	0.0	0	6/6	6
Team	0/1	0.0	0	6/6	6

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Spencer Conrad	3	125	41.7	0	0	51
Team	3	125	41.7	0	0	51

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Cole LaCrue	20/34	267	7.9	3	0
Team	20/34	267	7.9	3	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Charles Kellom	14	106	7.6	1	76
Cole LaCrue	12	65	5.4	1	20
Jacarre Fleming-Page	5	8	1.6	0	4
Tyren Buggs	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	32	184	5.8	2	76

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Samuel Gonzalez	4	78	19.5	0	33
Landers Green	2	70	35.0	0	54
Charles Kellom	4	44	11.0	1	28
Jeremy Reeves	2	31	15.5	1	21
Devin Whitlock	4	30	7.5	0	9
Eli Evans	2	15	7.5	0	9
Jacarre Fleming-Page	1	7	7.0	1	7
Alex Ginnever	1	-8	-8.0	0	0
Team	20	267	13.4	3	54

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Eli Evans	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Ja'Wuan Nickson	10	5	0.5	1.5	0	0
Brandon Worsley	7	4	0.5	1	0	0
Isaac Engle	5	4	1	2	0	0
Saipeti Maiava Jr	5	3	0	0	0	0
Jerry Addo-Boateng	5	3	0	0	1	0
Dillon Conway	4	4	0	0	0	0
Lonnie Burt	4	1	0	0	0	0
Josh Brown	3	3	0	0	0	0
James Collins II	2	2	0	1	0	1
Kaleb Lyons	2	2	0	0	1	0
Trevon Piggee	2	2	0	0	0	0
Aidan Archibald	2	1	1	1	1	0
Jordyn Stewart	2	1	0	0	0	0
Erik Hehl	2	1	0	0.5	0	1
Davian Humphrey	2	1	0	0	0	0
Mafileo Tupou	2	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Vecchiarelli	1	1	0	0	0	0
Noah Williams	1	1	0	0	0	0
Premiere Whitley	1	1	0	0	0	0
Eli Evans	1	1	0	0	0	0
Collin Henry	1	1	0	0	0	0
Bruce Mitchell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cale Kimbro	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	66	42	3	7	3	2

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Ja'Wuan Nickson	1	12	0
Team	1	12	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Carlyun Neal	1	61	61.0	61
Nasir Maryland	1	18	18.0	18
Team	2	79	39.5	61

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Devin Whitlock	3	17	5.7	16	0
Team	3	17	5.7	16	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Drew Schiller	0/1	0.0	0	5/5	5
Team	0/1	0.0	0	5/5	5

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Cade Cox	4	142	35.5	0	3	49
Team	4	142	35.5	0	3	49

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