Three interceptions highlight Eastern Illinois defense in 16-10 win over Lindenwood | |
SAINT CHARLES, Mo. (AP) Eastern Illinois scored all its points in the first quarter and the Panthers intercepted three passes to beat Lindenwood 16-10 on Saturday. A Stone Galloway field goal, Eli Mirza's 38-yard touchdown reception from Pierce Holley and MJ Flowers' 4-yard rushing score gave the Panthers all their points. The Lions got a Logan Seibert field goal in the second quarter but didn't score again until Chase Lanckriet caught a 10-yard TD from Cooper Justice with 1:19 remaining. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | P. Holley | 2723 | |||
| Passing TDs: | P. Holley | 17 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | M. Flowers | 852 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | M. Flowers | 8 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | E. Mirza | 680 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | J. Bowick Jr. | 5 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2023 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 8/31 | at Indiana State | W 27 - 0 | ||
| 9/9 | at Bowling Green | L 15 - 38 | ||
| 9/16 | vs. Illinois State | W 14 - 13 | ||
| 9/23 | vs. McNeese | W 31 - 28 | ||
| 9/30 | at Northwestern State | W 19 - 10 | ||
| 10/7 | vs. UT Martin | L 27 - 28 | ||
| 10/14 | at Southeast Missouri State | L 28 - 35 | ||
| 10/21 | vs. Bryant | W 25 - 24 | ||
| 11/4 | at Lindenwood | W 16 - 10 | ||
| 11/11 | vs. Tennessee State | W 30 - 17 | ||
| 11/18 | at Robert Morris | W 28 - 14 | ||
| Ohio Valley | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 24 Tennessee-Martin | 4-0 | 8-3 | ||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 3-1 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 2-2 | 8-3 | ||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 1-3 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1-3 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Lindenwood | 1-3 | 3-7 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4085 (45) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2723 (24) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1362 (81) | ||||
| Points per game: | 23.6 (71) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 371.4 (41) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 33 (56) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 7 (78) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3749 (46) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2385 (70) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1364 (33) | ||||
| Points per game: | 19.7 (18) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 340.8 (43) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 29 (30) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 5 (6) | ||||
