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2014 Eastern Illinois

5–⁠7 (5–⁠3 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Eastern Illinois in 2014, game by game: lost at Minnesota 20–42; lost vs. Southern Illinois 21–38; lost at Illinois State 15–34; won vs. Austin Peay 63–7; lost at Ohio 19–34; lost at Eastern Kentucky 33–36; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 52–13; won vs. Tennessee State 28–3; won at Tennessee Tech 41–10; won vs. Murray State 48–26; lost at Jacksonville State 20–27; lost vs. UT Martin 16–37+56−22Lost 20–42 at Minnesota-22MinnesotaLost 21–38 vs. Southern Illinois-17Southern Illino…Lost 15–34 at Illinois State-19Illinois StateWon 63–7 vs. Austin Peay+56Austin PeayLost 19–34 at Ohio-15OhioLost 33–36 at Eastern Kentucky-3Eastern KentuckyWon 52–13 vs. Southeast Missouri State+39Southeast Misso…Won 28–3 vs. Tennessee State+25Tennessee StateWon 41–10 at Tennessee Tech+31Tennessee TechWon 48–26 vs. Murray State+22Murray StateLost 20–27 at Jacksonville State-7Jacksonville St…Lost 16–37 vs. UT Martin-21UT Martin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28atMinnesotaL 20–⁠4223%
Sep 6vsSouthern IllinoisL 21–⁠3856%
Sep 13atIllinois StateL 15–⁠3438%
Sep 20vsAustin PeayW 63–⁠774%
Sep 27atOhioL 19–⁠3427%
Oct 11atEastern KentuckyL 33–⁠3624%
Oct 18vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 52–⁠1351%
Oct 25vsTennessee StateW 28–⁠356%
Nov 1atTennessee TechW 41–⁠1059%
Nov 8vsMurray StateW 48–⁠2677%
Nov 15atJacksonville StateL 20–⁠2729%
Nov 22vsUT MartinL 16–⁠3765%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UT Martin 37–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
376–⁠307
Coach
—
Elo
1350 −16 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.8 No. 26 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 158
Offensive coordinator
Greg Stevens
Defensive coordinator
Kane Wommack

Leaders

Passing yardsJalen Whitlow QB399 yds
Passing touchdownsAndrew Manley QB2 TD
Rushing yardsJalen Whitlow QB189 yds
Rushing touchdownsAndrew Manley QB1 TD
Receiving yardsAdam Drake WR199 yds
Receiving touchdownsAdam Drake WR1 TD
InterceptionsBradley Dewberry S1 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Anthony Love WDE★★No. 2087
Louis Vailopa OG★★No. 2648
Ben Jones OT★★No. 3124
Jeremy Joseph DUAL★★No. 3336

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.733
Offensive line22.00.761
Defensive line12.00.789
Whole class42.00.761

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2014 Ohio Valley Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jacksonville State8–⁠010–⁠2
Eastern Kentucky6–⁠29–⁠4
UT Martin5–⁠36–⁠6
Eastern Illinois5–⁠35–⁠7
Tennessee Tech4–⁠45–⁠7
Tennessee State3–⁠56–⁠6
Southeast Missouri State3–⁠55–⁠7
Murray State1–⁠73–⁠9
Austin Peay1–⁠71–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.