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2015 Eastern Illinois

7–⁠5 (7–⁠1 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Eastern Illinois in 2015, game by game: lost at Western Illinois 5–33; lost at Northwestern 0–41; lost vs. Illinois State 31–34; won at Austin Peay 40–16; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 33–28; won at Tennessee State 25–22; won vs. Tennessee Tech 51–20; won at Murray State 34–20; lost vs. Jacksonville State 3–24; won at UT Martin 23–21; won vs. Eastern Kentucky 21–7; lost at Northern Iowa 17–53+31−41Lost 5–33 at Western Illinois-28Western IllinoisLost 0–41 at Northwestern-41NorthwesternLost 31–34 vs. Illinois State-3Illinois StateWon 40–16 at Austin Peay+24Austin PeayWon 33–28 vs. Southeast Missouri State+5Southeast Misso…Won 25–22 at Tennessee State+3Tennessee StateWon 51–20 vs. Tennessee Tech+31Tennessee TechWon 34–20 at Murray State+14Murray StateLost 3–24 vs. Jacksonville State-21Jacksonville St…Won 23–21 at UT Martin+2UT MartinWon 21–7 vs. Eastern Kentucky+14Eastern KentuckyLost 17–53 at Northern Iowa-36Northern Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atWestern IllinoisL 5–⁠3348%
Sep 12atNorthwesternL 0–⁠4117%
Sep 19vsIllinois StateL 31–⁠3433%
Oct 3atAustin PeayW 40–⁠1669%
Oct 10vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 33–⁠2861%
Oct 17atTennessee StateW 25–⁠2239%
Oct 24vsTennessee TechW 51–⁠2074%
Oct 31atMurray StateW 34–⁠2063%
Nov 7vsJacksonville StateL 3–⁠2436%
Nov 14atUT MartinW 23–⁠2133%
Nov 21vsEastern KentuckyW 21–⁠755%
Nov 28atNorthern IowaNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 17–⁠5330%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Iowa 53–⁠17 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
283–⁠319
Coach
—
Elo
1365 +31 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.4 No. 43 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Greg Stevens
Defensive coordinator
Kane Wommack

Leaders

Passing yardsJalen Whitlow QB68 yds
Rushing yardsDevin Church RB63 yds
Receiving yardsIsaiah Nelson WR36 yds

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Kylin Washington DT★★No. 2434

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive line12.00.784

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.

Drafted in 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 6Kamu Grugier-Hill CBNew England Patriots

2015 Ohio Valley Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jacksonville State8–⁠013–⁠2
Eastern Illinois7–⁠17–⁠5
UT Martin6–⁠27–⁠4
Eastern Kentucky5–⁠36–⁠5
Southeast Missouri State3–⁠44–⁠7
Tennessee Tech3–⁠54–⁠7
Murray State2–⁠63–⁠8
Tennessee State1–⁠64–⁠6
Austin Peay0–⁠80–⁠11

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