2017 Eastern Illinois
6–5 (5–3 Ohio Valley Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Southeast Missouri State 19–16Sep 23
By 3 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Northern Illinois 10–38Sep 9
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Indiana State | W 22–20 | 49% |
| Sep 9 | at Northern Illinois | L 10–38 | 23% |
| Sep 16 | vs Illinois State | L 13–44 | 46% |
| Sep 23 | vs Southeast Missouri State | W 19–16 | 68% |
| Sep 30 | at Tennessee State | W 19–16 | 38% |
| Oct 7 | vs Tennessee Tech | W 24–23 | 72% |
| Oct 14 | at Murray State | W 27–24 | 59% |
| Oct 21 | vs Jacksonville State | L 14–30 | 32% |
| Oct 28 | at UT Martin | L 10–27 | 40% |
| Nov 4 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 23–20 | 63% |
| Nov 18 | at Austin Peay | L 13–28 | 43% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Austin Peay 28–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Ohio Valley Conference.
In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 5–3 3rd in Ohio Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 194–286
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1272 −47 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −29.6 No. 75 of 124 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 242
- Offensive coordinator
- Greg Stevens
- Defensive coordinator
- Cary Fowler
Leaders
| Passing yards | Mitch Kimble QB | 127 yds |
| Rushing yards | Isaiah Johnson RB | 24 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Scotty Gilkey Jr QB | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | Dennis Turner WR | 35 yds |
| Tackles | Bradley Dewberry S | 7 tkl |
| Sacks | David Owens DE | 0.5 sacks |
| Interceptions | Joe Caputo LB | 1 INT |
Top recruits in the 2017 class
| Austin Johnson ILB | ★★ | No. 3176 |
| Johari Branch OG | ★★ | No. 3176 |
| James Milton OT |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2017 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Whole class | 2 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
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.
2017 Ohio Valley Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville State | 8–0 | 10–2 | |
| Austin Peay | 7–1 | 8–4 | |
 Eastern Illinois | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| UT Martin | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Eastern Kentucky | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Southeast Missouri State | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| Tennessee State | 2–5 | 6–5 | |
| Murray State | 2–5 | 3–8 | |
| Tennessee Tech | 1–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.