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OVC

EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS

2–5 overall · 1–1 conference · Charleston, IL · O'Brien Stadium ↗

Eastern Illinois is 2–5 overall and 1–1 in OVC play. The team is tied for No. 4 in the OVC through Week 7. Eastern Illinois is 1–2 over its last three, with a -9.3 average scoring margin. 5 regular-season games remain, beginning with Southeast Missouri State on Oct 24.

Updated Oct 18

FORECAST + SCHEDULE CONTEXT

POWER OUTLOOK

POWER SIGNALNO. 243Division I average scoring margin

REMAINING SLATE0 TOP 25opponents across 5 games

NEXT GAMEPENDINGwin probability not posted

Next-game probability appears when qualifying data is available in The Football Grid. No estimate is shown before then.

NATIONAL COMPARISON

TEAM PROFILE

Division I · through Week 7

SCORING OFFENSE17.7NO. 239points per game

SCORING DEFENSE33.3NO. 221points allowed/game

AVG. MARGIN-15.6NO. 243points per game

Calculated from completed 2026 games in The Football Grid dataset.

WEEK 8

UP NEXT

OVC GAME

EIU

Eastern Illinois2–5 · OVC 1–1

VSSAT, OCT 243P ET · ESPN+

Southeast Missouri StateOVC

SEMO

O'Brien Stadium ↗ · Charleston, IL Game details ↗

WIN PROBABILITYPENDING

FORMEIU L1 · SEMO W2

SCORING MARGINEIU -15.6 · SEMO -0.6

STAKESConference game

Southeast Missouri State brings the stronger scoring profile, while Eastern Illinois gets the matchup at home.

ALL SEASON · ONE VIEW

2026 SCHEDULE

7 played · 5 remaining

AUG 27@Murray StateMurray, KYESPN+W 28–14

SEP 3@MinnesotaMinneapolis, MNPeacockL 7–59

SEP 12VSIndiana StateCharleston, ILESPN+L 35–42

SEP 19@Illinois StateNormal, ILESPN+L 13–49

SEP 26@South Dakota StateBrookings, SDMidco Sports NetL 7–42

OCT 3—BYE WEEKNo game scheduled—BYE

OCT 10@Gardner-WebbBoiling Springs, NCESPN+W 21–7

OCT 17VSLindenwoodCharleston, ILESPN+L 13–20

OCT 24VSSoutheast Missouri StateCharleston, ILESPN+3P

OCT 31@UT MartinMartin, TNESPN+3P

NOV 7VSWestern IllinoisCharleston, ILESPN+3P

NOV 14@Tennessee StateNashville, TNESPN+3:30P

NOV 21VSCharleston SouthernCharleston, ILESPN+1P

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