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2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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.

2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Stevens (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMichael Hodges (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorDeMarcus Covington (1st season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Field
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Jacksonville State $^   7 – 0     10 – 2  
UT Martin   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Tennessee Tech   5 – 3     5 – 6  
Tennessee State   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Eastern Illinois   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Murray State   4 – 4     4 – 7  
SE Missouri State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Eastern Kentucky   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Austin Peay   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 pmNo. 20 Western Illinois*
WEIUL 21–387,618
September 102:30 pmat Miami (OH)*
ESPN3W 21–1717,369
September 172:00 pmat No. 5 Illinois State*
CSNCHW 24–2113,391
September 241:00 pmAustin PeayNo. 18
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUW 56–356,169
October 16:00 pmat Southeast Missouri StateNo. 13
OVCDNL 14–214,892
October 86:00 pmTennessee StateNo. 19
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUW 35–344,319
October 156:00 pmat Tennessee TechNo. 18
OVCDNW 30–244,082
October 221:00 pmMurray State No. 15
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUL 38–407,907
October 292:00 pmat No. 2 Jacksonville StateNo. 23
ESPN3L 14–4721,655
November 51:00 pmUT Martin
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUL 17–333,054
November 191:00 pmat Eastern Kentucky
OVCDNW 24–03,100
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster edit

2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Tyrin Stone-Davis GS
WR 3 Anthony Taylor   Sr
WR 4 Isaiah Nelson   Sr
RB 5 Brandon Neverdon   Sr
WR 6 Dennis Turner Jr
QB 8 Bud Martin   So
RB 9 Devin Church   Sr
QB 11 Scotty Gilkey Jr Fr
QB 13 Mitch Kimble   Jr
QB 14 Austin Green   Jr
QB 15 Jared Pilson   So
WR 19 Robbie Lofton Fr
WR 20 Corey Patterson   Fr
RB 22 Korliss Marshall   Jr
RB 24 Darshon McCullough Fr
WR 32 Javon Turner   So
RB 33 Christopher Anderson   Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 2 Cedric Julius Sr
DB 3 Corneliuss Page   Fr
S 4 Pono Choy   Sr
S 5 Iziah Gulley Fr
S 6 Tray Mitchell   So
S 7 Bradley Dewberry Jr
DE 8 Mack Weaver   Jr
DB 9 Jermiah Rainey Sr
DB 12 DySaun Smith   So
DB 13 Xzavier Shugars   Fr
DL 16 Jeff Jones   Fr
DB 21 Mark Williams Fr
DB 23 Tyree Stone-Davis GS
DB 25 Hess Fr
DB 26 Jordan Jackson Fr
S 27 Raymond Crittenden Fr
S 28 Vince Speller   Jr
DB 29 Elven Walker   Sr
LB 30 Nick Horne   Jr
DB 31 Malcolm Miller   Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Michael Hodges
    Assistant Coach / co-Defensive Coordinator & Linebackers
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries edit

Western Illinois edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Leathernecks 14 10 7 7 38
Panthers 7 0 14 0 21
See also: 2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

At Miami (OH) edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 7 0 14 21
RedHawks 3 7 7 0 17
See also: 2016 Miami RedHawks football team

At Illinois State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 7 7 7 24
#5 Redbirds 0 0 7 14 21
See also: 2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team and Mid-America Classic

Austin Peay edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Governors 0 14 7 14 35
#18 Panthers 14 7 14 21 56
See also: 2016 Austin Peay Governors football team

At Southeast Missouri State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Panthers 7 0 7 0 14
Redhawks 14 0 7 0 21
See also: 2016 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

Tennessee State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 3 10 14 7 34
#19 Panthers 14 7 7 7 35
See also: 2016 Tennessee State Tigers football team

At Tennessee Tech edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#18 Panthers 0 13 14 3 30
Golden Eagles 3 14 0 7 24
See also: 2016 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

Murray State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 3 13 6 18 40
#15 Panthers 21 0 3 14 38
See also: 2016 Murray State Racers football team

At Jacksonville State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Panthers 0 7 0 7 14
#2 Gamecocks 21 10 9 7 47
See also: 2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

Tennessee–Martin edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 6 7 3 17 33
Panthers 0 7 3 7 17
See also: 2016 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

At Eastern Kentucky edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 7 7 10 24
Colonels 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2016 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

Ranking movements edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRVRVRV181319181523RV————
CoachesRVRVRV16132017152224————

References edit

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