The 2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Kim Dameron, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 6–5 overall with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the OVC. Eastern Illinois played home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 6:00 pm | No. 20 Western Illinois* | | | WEIU | L 21–38 | 7,618 |
September 10 | 2:30 pm | at Miami (OH)* | | | ESPN3 | W 21–17 | 17,369 |
September 17 | 2:00 pm | at No. 5 Illinois State* | | | CSNCH | W 24–21 | 13,391 |
September 24 | 1:00 pm | Austin Peay | No. 18 | - O'Brien Field
- Charleston, IL
| WEIU | W 56–35 | 6,169 |
October 1 | 6:00 pm | at Southeast Missouri State | No. 13 | | OVCDN | L 14–21 | 4,892 |
October 8 | 6:00 pm | Tennessee State | No. 19 | - O'Brien Field
- Charleston, IL
| WEIU | W 35–34 | 4,319 |
October 15 | 6:00 pm | at Tennessee Tech | No. 18 | | OVCDN | W 30–24 | 4,082 |
October 22 | 1:00 pm | Murray State | No. 15 | - O'Brien Field
- Charleston, IL
| WEIU | L 38–40 | 7,907 |
October 29 | 2:00 pm | at No. 2 Jacksonville State | No. 23 | | ESPN3 | L 14–47 | 21,655 |
November 5 | 1:00 pm | UT Martin | | - O'Brien Field
- Charleston, IL
| WEIU | L 17–33 | 3,054 |
November 19 | 1:00 pm | at Eastern Kentucky | | | OVCDN | W 24–0 | 3,100 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Roster
2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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WR
|
2
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Tyrin Stone-Davis
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GS
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WR
|
3
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Anthony Taylor
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Sr
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WR
|
4
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Isaiah Nelson
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Sr
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RB
|
5
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Brandon Neverdon
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Sr
|
WR
|
6
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Dennis Turner
|
Jr
|
QB
|
8
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Bud Martin
|
So
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RB
|
9
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Devin Church
|
Sr
|
QB
|
11
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Scotty Gilkey Jr
|
Fr
|
QB
|
13
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Mitch Kimble
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Jr
|
QB
|
14
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Austin Green
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Jr
|
QB
|
15
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Jared Pilson
|
So
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WR
|
19
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Robbie Lofton
|
Fr
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WR
|
20
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Corey Patterson
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Fr
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RB
|
22
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Korliss Marshall
|
Jr
|
RB
|
24
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Darshon McCullough
|
Fr
|
WR
|
32
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Javon Turner
|
So
|
RB
|
33
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Christopher Anderson
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Jr
|
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DB
|
2
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Cedric Julius
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Sr
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DB
|
3
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Corneliuss Page
|
Fr
|
S
|
4
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Pono Choy
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Sr
|
S
|
5
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Iziah Gulley
|
Fr
|
S
|
6
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Tray Mitchell
|
So
|
S
|
7
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Bradley Dewberry
|
Jr
|
DE
|
8
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Mack Weaver
|
Jr
|
DB
|
9
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Jermiah Rainey
|
Sr
|
DB
|
12
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DySaun Smith
|
So
|
DB
|
13
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Xzavier Shugars
|
Fr
|
DL
|
16
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Jeff Jones
|
Fr
|
DB
|
21
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Mark Williams
|
Fr
|
DB
|
23
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Tyree Stone-Davis
|
GS
|
DB
|
25
|
Hess
|
Fr
|
DB
|
26
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Jordan Jackson
|
Fr
|
S
|
27
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Raymond Crittenden
|
Fr
|
S
|
28
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Vince Speller
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Jr
|
DB
|
29
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Elven Walker
|
Sr
|
LB
|
30
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Nick Horne
|
Jr
|
DB
|
31
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Malcolm Miller
|
Jr
|
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Michael Hodges
Assistant Coach / co-Defensive Coordinator & Linebackers
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster
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Game summaries
Western Illinois
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|
|
|
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Total |
#20 Leathernecks
|
14
|
10
|
7
|
7 |
38 |
Panthers
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
0 |
21 |
At Miami (OH)
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Panthers
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
14 |
21 |
RedHawks
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
At Illinois State
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Panthers
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
24 |
#5 Redbirds
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0
|
0
|
7
|
14 |
21 |
Austin Peay
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Governors
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
14 |
35 |
#18 Panthers
|
14
|
7
|
14
|
21 |
56 |
At Southeast Missouri State
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|
|
|
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Total |
#13 Panthers
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
14 |
Redhawks
|
14
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
Tennessee State
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Tigers
|
3
|
10
|
14
|
7 |
34 |
#19 Panthers
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
35 |
At Tennessee Tech
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|
|
|
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Total |
#18 Panthers
|
0
|
13
|
14
|
3 |
30 |
Golden Eagles
|
3
|
14
|
0
|
7 |
24 |
Murray State
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Racers
|
3
|
13
|
6
|
18 |
40 |
#15 Panthers
|
21
|
0
|
3
|
14 |
38 |
At Jacksonville State
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|
|
|
|
Total |
#23 Panthers
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
#2 Gamecocks
|
21
|
10
|
9
|
7 |
47 |
Tennessee–Martin
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Skyhawks
|
6
|
7
|
3
|
17 |
33 |
Panthers
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
7 |
17 |
At Eastern Kentucky
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|
|
|
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Total |
Panthers
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
10 |
24 |
Colonels
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | RV | RV | RV | 18 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 23 | RV | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | RV | RV | RV | 16 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 24 | — | — | — | — |
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National championship seasons in bold |