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2020 Eastern Illinois

1–⁠5.

Schedule and results

Eastern Illinois in 2020, game by game: lost vs. Southeast Missouri State 7–47; lost at UT Martin 15–28; lost at Tennessee State 20–21; won vs. Tennessee Tech 28–20; lost at Murray State 27–41; lost vs. Jacksonville State 23–44+8−40Lost 7–47 vs. Southeast Missouri State-40Southeast Misso…Lost 15–28 at UT Martin-13UT MartinLost 20–21 at Tennessee State-1Tennessee StateWon 28–20 vs. Tennessee Tech+8Tennessee TechLost 27–41 at Murray State-14Murray StateLost 23–44 vs. Jacksonville State-21Jacksonville St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Feb 28vsSoutheast Missouri StateL 7–⁠4734%
Mar 7atUT MartinL 15–⁠2824%
Mar 14atTennessee StateL 20–⁠2138%
Mar 21vsTennessee TechW 28–⁠2048%
Mar 28atMurray StateL 27–⁠4125%
Apr 3vsJacksonville StateL 23–⁠4423%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Jacksonville State 44–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
1–⁠5
Conference
1–⁠5 8th in the Ohio Valley Conference (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
120–⁠201
Coach
—
Elo
1143 −43 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
No. 159
Offensive coordinator
John Kuceyeski
Defensive coordinator
Chris Bowers

Top recruits in the 2020 class

Lester Shaw S★★★No. 1940
Anthony Baker DT★★★No. 1998
Kendi Young RB★★★No. 2695
Arron Foulkes WR★★No. 3397
Jesse Johnson CB★★No. 3909

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

The 2020 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.806
Receivers12.00.780
Defensive line13.00.826
Defensive backs22.50.769
Whole class52.60.790

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.