2016 Eastern Illinois
6–5 (4–4 Ohio Valley Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Eastern Kentucky 24–0Nov 19
By 24 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingBeat Miami (OH) 21–17Sep 10
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs Western Illinois | L 21–38 | 55% |
| Sep 10 | at Miami (OH) | W 21–17 | 37% |
| Sep 17 | at Illinois State | W 24–21 | 25% |
| Sep 24 | vs Austin Peay | W 56–35 | 88% |
| Oct 1 | at Southeast Missouri State | L 14–21 | 58% |
| Oct 8 | vs Tennessee State | W 35–34 | 55% |
| Oct 15 | at Tennessee Tech | W 30–24 | 60% |
| Oct 22 | vs Murray State | L 38–40 | 79% |
| Oct 29 | at Jacksonville State | L 14–47 | 19% |
| Nov 5 | vs UT Martin | L 17–33 | 52% |
| Nov 19 | at Eastern Kentucky | W 24–0 | 49% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Eastern Kentucky 24–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Ohio Valley Conference.
In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 5th in Ohio Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 294–310
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1330 −14 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −23.3 No. 48 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 199
- Offensive coordinator
- Greg Stevens
- Defensive coordinators
- Michael Hodges and DeMarcus Covington
Leaders
| Passing yards | Mitch Kimble QB | 150 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Mitch Kimble QB | 3 TD |
| Rushing yards | Mitch Kimble QB | 49 yds |
| Receiving yards | Paul Gossage WR | 39 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Addison Bounds WR | 1 TD |
| Tackles | Nick Horne LB | 7 tkl |
| Interceptions | Nick Horne LB | 1 INT |
Top recruits in the 2016 class
| Scotty Gilkey PRO | ★★★ | No. 1848 |
| Mark Williams CB | ★★ | No. 2757 |
| Julian Hess WR | ★★ | No. 3036 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2016 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 3.0 | 0.811 |
| Receivers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.778 |
| Whole class | 3 | 2.3 | 0.785 |
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.
2016 Ohio Valley Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Southeast Missouri State | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| Eastern Kentucky | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Austin Peay | 0–8 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.