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2021 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record1–10 (1–5 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Kuceyeski (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Bowers (3rd season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Field
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 UT Martin $^   5 – 1     10 – 3  
Southeast Missouri State   4 – 2     4 – 7  
Austin Peay   4 – 2     6 – 5  
Tennessee State   3 – 3     5 – 6  
Murray State   3 – 3     6 – 5  
Eastern Illinois   1 – 5     1 – 10  
Tennessee Tech   1 – 5     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Adam Cushing in his third and final season as head coach, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the OVC. The team played home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.

Preseason[edit]

Preseason coaches' poll[edit]

The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 19, 2021. The Panthers were picked to finish in last place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Murray State 64 (7)
2 Austin Peay 60 (4)
Southeast Missouri 60 (3)
4 UT Martin 38
5 Tennessee State 32
6 Tennessee Tech 28
7 Eastern Illinois 12

Preseason All-OVC team[edit]

The Panthers had two players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 285:00 p.m.at Indiana State*
ESPN+L 21–265,540
September 46:00 p.m.at South Carolina*
ESPN+/SECN+L 0–4664,868
September 1112:00 p.m.at Dayton*
L 10–172,008
September 186:00 p.m.Illinois State*
ESPN+L 24–316,424
September 251:30 p.m.at Tennessee Tech
ESPN+W 28–143,125
October 24:00 p.m.at Murray State*
ESPN+L 6–229,502
October 162:00 p.m.No. 17 UT Martin
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
ESPN+L 17–283,189
October 232:00 p.m.Tennessee Statedagger
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
ESPN+L 0–286,300
October 301:00 p.m.at Southeast Missouri State
ESPN+L 15–383,773
November 62:00 p.m.at Austin Peay
ESPN+L 26–424,088
November 2012:00 p.m.Murray State
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
ESPN+L 13–201,850
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[3]

Game summaries[edit]

at Indiana State[edit]

See also: 2021 Indiana State Sycamores football team

at South Carolina[edit]

See also: 2021 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
Game Two – Eastern Illinois Panthers (0-1) at South Carolina Gamecocks
Period 1 2 34Total
Eastern Illinois 0 0 000
South Carolina 15 14 31446

at Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina

  • Date: Saturday, September 4, 2021
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature -
  • Game attendance: 64,868
  • TV announcers (SECN+): Unknown
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:23) SC – Nick Muse 4-yard pass from Zeb Noland (Nick Muse 2PT Run). South Carolina 8-0. Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 3:33.
  • (3:25) SC – Jaheim Bell 3-yard pass from Zeb Noland (Parker White Kick). South Carolina 15-0. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 5:04.
Second quarter
  • (11:49) SC – Josh Vann 12-yard pass from Zeb Noland (Parker White Kick). South Carolina 22-0. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 4:00.
  • (0:34) SC – ZaQuandre White 10-yard pass from Zeb Noland (Parker White Kick). South Carolina 29-0. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 0:59.
Third quarter
  • (3:10) SC – Parker White 36-yard field goal. South Carolina 32-0. Drive: 15 plays, 66 yards, 6:12.
Fourth quarter
  • (10:24) SC – ZaQuandre White 63-yard run (Mitch Jeter Kick). South Carolina 39-0. Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 1:51.
  • (7:44) SC – Jordan Burch 61-yard interception return (Mitch Jeter Kick). South Carolina 46-0.
Statistics EIU SC
First downs 9 22
Plays–yards 44–109 74–439
Rushes–yards 31 254
Passing yards 78 185
Passing: comp–att–int 13–22–2 18–27–0
Time of possession 25:20 34:40
Team Category Player Statistics
EIU Passing Chris Katrenick 13/22, 78 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Harrison Bey-Bule 5 carries, 12 yards
Receiving Tyler Hamilton 5 receptions, 32 yards
SC Passing Zeb Noland 13/21, 121 yards, 4 TD
Rushing ZaQuandre White 12 carries, 128 yards, TD
Receiving ZaQuandre White 4 receptions, 39 yards, TD

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Murray State Picked as 2021 OVC Football Favorites". ovcsports.com. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Preseason All-OVC Football Team Announced; APSU's Ellis and Jackson Named Preseason Players of the Year". ovcsports.com. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 Football Schedule". Eastern Illinois University. Retrieved June 11, 2021.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Eastern_Illinois_Panthers_football_team

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