2026 · Week 1Final

Thursday, August 27, 2026 · 7:00 PM EDT

Eastern Illinois at Murray State

Eastern IllinoisPanthersOhio Valley Conference

Murray StateRacersMissouri Valley Football Conference

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Game details

Kickoff: Thursday, August 27, 2026 · 7:00 PM EDT
Matchup: Eastern Illinois at Murray State
Venue: Roy Stewart Stadium

Scoring by period

Box score

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Eastern Illinois	0	14	7	7	28
Murray State	0	14	0	0	14

Excitement index: 6.21
Eastern Illinois final win probability: 93.4%
Murray State final win probability: 6.6%

Full comparison

Team stats

Eastern IllinoisMurray State

First downs: 20; 18
Third-down efficiency: 4-13; 5-15
Fourth-down efficiency: 1-1; 0-1
Total yards: 368; 320
Passing yards: 101; 257
Completions / attempts: 11-18; 26-40
Yards per pass: 5.6; 6.4
Rushing Yards: 267; 63
Rushing Attempts: 47; 26
Yards per rush: 5.7; 2.4
Penalties / yards: 3-45; 4-30
Turnovers: 0; 2
Fumbles lost: 0; 0
Interceptions: 0; 2
Time of possession: 33:11; 26:49
Passes defended: 3; 1
QB hurries: 1; 1
Sacks: 1; 5
Tackles: 43; 37
Defensive touchdowns: 0; 0
Tackles for loss: 8; 12
Passes Intercepted: 2; —
Interception TDs: 0; —
Interception Yards: 40; —
Kicking Points: 4; 0
Passing touchdowns: 1; 2
Punt returns: 3; 3
Punt Return TDs: 0; 0
Punt Return Yards: 46; 17
Rushing touchdowns: 3; 0
Total fumbles: —; 1
Fumbles recovered: —; 0
Kick returns: —; 3
Kick Return TDs: —; 0
Kick Return Yards: —; 97

Every recorded category

Player stats

Passing

Eastern Illinois

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Cole Lacrue	11/18	101	5.6	1	0

Murray State

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Collin Shannon	26/40	257	6.4	2	2

Rushing

Eastern Illinois

Player	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

Murray State

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Mykel Allen	10	54	5.4	21
Tyrell Campbell	8	21	2.6	9
Baxter Wright	1	-2	-2.0	0
Collin Shannon	7	-10	-1.4	5

Receiving

Eastern Illinois

Player	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

Murray State

Player	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

Defensive

Eastern Illinois

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Ja'Wuan Nickson	10	7	0	2	0	0
Saipeti Maiava Jr	7	6	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Lyons	5	4	0	0.5	1	0
Christopher Sharp	5	3	0	1	1	0
Micah Valenzuela	5	3	0	0	0	0
Dillon Conway	5	1	0	0	0	0
Nasir Maryland	4	3	0	0.5	0	0
Brandon Worsley	4	3	0	0	1	0
James Collins	3	2	0	0	0	0
Lonnie Burt	3	2	0	0	0	0
Mafileo Tupou	3	0	0	0.5	0	0
Erik Hehl	2	2	0	1	0	0
Jordyn Stewart	2	1	0	0	0	0
Drew Schiller	2	1	0	0	0	0
Aidan Archibald	1	1	1	1	0	0
Matthew Toledo	1	1	0	0	0	0
Daniel Viramontes	1	1	0	1	0	0
Noah Williams	1	1	0	0	0	1
Premiere Whitley	1	1	0	0	0	0
Davian Humphrey	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Fortis	1	0	0	0.5	0	0

Murray State

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Klayton Ingram	10	3	0	1	0	0
Dylan Rowsey	8	2	0	0	1	0
Ryan McCall	8	2	0	2	0	0
Rett Hemphill	5	4	0	0	0	0
Amari McGill	5	4	0	0.5	0	0
Cedric Henderson	5	1	0	0	0	0
Brooks Esplin	4	3	0	0	0	0
Jayden Walker	4	2	1	2	0	0
DeMarkus Boykin	3	3	0	0	0	0
Terry Lewis II	3	1	0	0	0	1
Jarard Mosely	2	2	0	0	0	0
Jackson Biser	2	2	0	1	0	0
James Morrow	2	1	1.5	1.5	0	0
Keyaan Abdul-Rahim	2	1	0	0	0	0
Conlee Crossno	2	1	0	0	0	0
Cameron Daniels	2	1	0	1	0	0
Brandon Mills	2	0	0	0.5	0	0
Jackson Veasy	1	1	1	1	0	0
Milton White Jr.	1	1	1	1	0	0
Jacob Darby	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mykel Allen	1	1	0	0	0	0
Malachi Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jadon Martin	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Tay Cline	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Martin	1	0	0	0	0	0

Interceptions

Eastern Illinois

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Ja'Wuan Nickson	1	25	0
Kaleb Lyons	1	15	0

Punt returns

Eastern Illinois

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Devin Whitlock	2	44	22.0	43	0
Kenny Ajose	1	2	2.0	2	0

Murray State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Philip Williams	3	17	5.7	15	0

Kicking

Eastern Illinois

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Drew Schiller	0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4

Murray State

Player	FG	XP
Tyler Dorn	0/0	0/1
Jaxon Potter	0/0	0/1
Rocco Devita	0/1	0/0

Punting

Eastern Illinois

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Cade Cox	7	275	39.3	2	2	45

Murray State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Spencer Ashby	6	239	39.8	0	2	47

Fumbles

Murray State

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Philip Williams	1	0	0

Kick returns

Murray State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Dimitri Howard	3	97	32.3	49	0

Efficiency and impact

Advanced stats

Eastern IllinoisMurray State

Total predicted points added

Plays: 66; 66
Overall · Total: 17.4; 1.9
Overall · Q1: 4.7; 0.8
Overall · Q2: 7.8; 8.3
Overall · Q3: -0.3; -0.6
Overall · Q4: 5.3; -6.7
Passing · Total: -0.4; 6.2
Passing · Q1: -1.1; 0
Passing · Q2: -1.2; 11.2
Passing · Q3: -1.9; -1.6
Passing · Q4: 3.7; -3.5
Rushing · Total: 12.5; -6.8
Rushing · Q1: 0.5; 0.8
Rushing · Q2: 8.9; -2.9
Rushing · Q3: 1.5; -1.5
Rushing · Q4: 1.6; -3.2

Explosiveness

Overall · Total: 1.43; 1.21
Overall · Q1: 2.02; 1.54
Overall · Q2: 1.93; 1.46
Overall · Q3: 1.52; 1.4
Overall · Q4: 0.9; 0.19

Field position

Average starting field position: 68.1; 62.6
Average starting predicted points: 1.52; 1.58

Havoc

Total: 21.2%; 19.7%
Front Seven: 13.6%; 18.2%
Defensive backs: 7.6%; 1.5%

Predicted points added per play

Plays: 66; 66
Overall · Total: 0.26; 0.03
Overall · Q1: 0.29; 0.06
Overall · Q2: 0.71; 0.31
Overall · Q3: -0.02; -0.05
Overall · Q4: 0.28; -0.56
Passing · Total: -0.02; 0.15
Passing · Q1: -0.15; 0
Passing · Q2: -0.38; 0.56
Passing · Q3: -0.19; -0.27
Passing · Q4: 1.22; -0.58
Rushing · Total: 0.3; -0.27
Rushing · Q1: 0.06; 0.12
Rushing · Q2: 1.12; -0.41
Rushing · Q3: 0.15; -0.31
Rushing · Q4: 0.1; -0.54

Rushing profile

Power Success: 100%; 50%
Stuff Rate: 26.2%; 36%
Line Yards: 138; 40
Line Yards Average: 3.3; 1.6
Second Level Yards: 59; 21
Second Level Yards Average: 1.4; 0.8
Open Field Yards: 110; 11
Open Field Yards Average: 2.6; 0.4

Scoring opportunities

Opportunities: 6; 8
Points: 21; 14
Points Per Opportunity: 3.5; 1.75

Success rates

Overall · Total: 40.9%; 37.9%
Overall · Q1: 31.3%; 26.7%
Overall · Q2: 45.5%; 44.4%
Overall · Q3: 30%; 33.3%
Overall · Q4: 57.9%; 41.7%
Standard Downs · Total: 53.8%; 44.4%
Standard Downs · Q1: 37.5%; 28.6%
Standard Downs · Q2: 62.5%; 46.7%
Standard Downs · Q3: 40%; 40%
Standard Downs · Q4: 69.2%; 55.6%
Passing Downs · Total: 22.2%; 30%
Passing Downs · Q1: 25%; 25%
Passing Downs · Q2: 0%; 41.7%
Passing Downs · Q3: 20%; 28.6%
Passing Downs · Q4: 33.3%; 0%

Advanced player metrics

Player usage

Eastern Illinois

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Tyren Buggs	RB	7.6%	12.5%	9.1%	10%	0%	9.5%	4.3%
Whitten Weems	TE	4.5%	0%	0%	15%	0%	0%	13%
Charles Kellom	RB	25.8%	37.5%	27.3%	25%	15.8%	38.1%	4.3%
Cole Lacrue	QB	42.4%	43.8%	45.5%	60%	21.1%	11.9%	100%
Devin Whitlock	WR	4.5%	6.3%	9.1%	5%	0%	0%	13%
Jeremy Reeves	WR	1.5%	6.3%	0%	0%	0%	0%	4.3%
Landers Green	WR	3%	6.3%	0%	0%	5.3%	0%	8.7%
Kenny Ajose	WR	1.5%	0%	0%	5%	0%	0%	4.3%
Samuel Gonzalez	WR	9.1%	18.8%	9.1%	5%	5.3%	0%	26.1%

Murray State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Collin Shannon	QB	69.7%	66.7%	77.8%	58.3%	66.7%	24%	100%
Trey Firestone	WR	12.1%	26.7%	11.1%	8.3%	0%	0%	20%
Kyle Vaka	WR	7.6%	6.7%	11.1%	0%	8.3%	0%	12.5%
LJ Green	WR	3%	0%	0%	8.3%	8.3%	0%	5%
Tyrell Campbell	RB	21.2%	0%	25.9%	41.7%	16.7%	32%	15%
Baxter Wright	QB	1.5%	0%	0%	0%	8.3%	4%	0%
Dimitri Howard	WR	6.1%	6.7%	11.1%	0%	0%	0%	10%
Ty Brown	TE	4.5%	0%	7.4%	8.3%	0%	0%	7.5%
Jaxon Potter	WR	9.1%	13.3%	14.8%	0%	0%	0%	15%
Mykel Allen	RB	19.7%	33.3%	14.8%	8.3%	25%	40%	7.5%

Average player PPA

Eastern Illinois

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Tyren Buggs	RB	0.1	-0.21	-0.56	0.75	—	-0.29	1.69
Whitten Weems	TE	-0.71	—	—	-0.71	—	0	-0.71
Charles Kellom	RB	0.08	0.15	0.14	0.01	0	-0.01	1.56
Cole Lacrue	QB	0.01	-0.15	-0.16	-0.16	1.04	0.16	-0.02
Devin Whitlock	WR	-0.53	-0.51	-0.21	-0.88	—	0	-0.53
Jeremy Reeves	WR	0.08	0.08	—	—	—	0	0.08
Landers Green	WR	1.67	-0.03	—	—	3.38	0	1.67
Kenny Ajose	WR	-0.96	—	—	-0.96	—	0	-0.96
Samuel Gonzalez	WR	0.59	0.46	-0.65	1.64	1.13	0	0.59

Murray State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Collin Shannon	QB	0	-0.03	0.37	-0.3	-0.66	-1.01	0.15
Trey Firestone	WR	0.28	0.15	0.58	-0.11	—	0	0.28
Kyle Vaka	WR	0.12	-1.03	0.87	—	-0.98	0	0.12
LJ Green	WR	-0.22	—	—	-0.1	-0.33	0	-0.22
Tyrell Campbell	RB	0.07	—	-0.07	0.31	-0.01	-0.17	0.4
Baxter Wright	QB	-1.48	—	—	—	-1.48	-1.48	0
Dimitri Howard	WR	0.36	-0.98	0.8	—	—	0	0.36
Ty Brown	TE	-0.2	—	0.21	-1.02	—	0	-0.2
Jaxon Potter	WR	0.95	0.72	1.06	—	—	0	0.95
Mykel Allen	RB	0.2	0.22	0.22	-0.12	0.24	0.21	0.17

Total player PPA

Eastern Illinois

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Tyren Buggs	RB	0.5	-0.4	-0.6	1.5	0	-1.2	1.7
Whitten Weems	TE	-2.1	0	0	-2.1	0	0	-2.1
Charles Kellom	RB	1.4	0.9	0.4	0.1	0	-0.2	1.6
Cole Lacrue	QB	0.4	-1.1	-0.8	-1.9	4.1	0.8	-0.4
Devin Whitlock	WR	-1.6	-0.5	-0.2	-0.9	0	0	-1.6
Jeremy Reeves	WR	0.1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0.1
Landers Green	WR	3.3	0	0	0	3.4	0	3.3
Kenny Ajose	WR	-1	0	0	-1	0	0	-1
Samuel Gonzalez	WR	3.5	1.4	-0.7	1.6	1.1	0	3.5

Murray State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Collin Shannon	QB	0.1	-0.2	7.7	-2.1	-5.3	-6.1	6.2
Trey Firestone	WR	2.2	0.6	1.7	-0.1	0	0	2.2
Kyle Vaka	WR	0.6	-1	2.6	0	-1	0	0.6
LJ Green	WR	-0.4	0	0	-0.1	-0.3	0	-0.4
Tyrell Campbell	RB	1	0	-0.5	1.5	0	-1.4	2.4
Baxter Wright	QB	-1.5	0	0	0	-1.5	-1.5	0
Dimitri Howard	WR	1.4	-1	2.4	0	0	0	1.4
Ty Brown	TE	-0.6	0	0.4	-1	0	0	-0.6
Jaxon Potter	WR	5.7	1.4	4.3	0	0	0	5.7
Mykel Allen	RB	2.6	1.1	0.9	-0.1	0.7	2.1	0.5