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2022 Eastern Illinois

2–⁠9 (1–⁠5 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Eastern Illinois in 2022, game by game: lost at Northern Illinois 27–34; lost vs. Chattanooga 20–38; lost at Illinois State 7–35; won at Murray State 35–21; won vs. Northwestern State 35–27; lost vs. Lindenwood 34–37; lost at Tennessee State 17–37; lost vs. Tennessee Tech 17–20; lost at McNeese 15–29; lost vs. Southeast Missouri State 7–31; lost at UT Martin 31–34+14−28Lost 27–34 at Northern Illinois-7Northern Illino…Lost 20–38 vs. Chattanooga-18ChattanoogaLost 7–35 at Illinois State-28Illinois StateWon 35–21 at Murray State+14Murray StateWon 35–27 vs. Northwestern State+8Northwestern St…Lost 34–37 vs. Lindenwood-3LindenwoodLost 17–37 at Tennessee State-20Tennessee StateLost 17–20 vs. Tennessee Tech-3Tennessee TechLost 15–29 at McNeese-14McNeeseLost 7–31 vs. Southeast Missouri State-24Southeast Misso…Lost 31–34 at UT Martin-3UT Martin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atNorthern IllinoisL 27–⁠3411%
Sep 10vsChattanoogaL 20–⁠3830%
Sep 17atIllinois StateL 7–⁠3523%
Sep 24atMurray StateW 35–⁠2128%
Oct 8vsNorthwestern StateW 35–⁠2756%
Oct 15vsLindenwoodL 34–⁠3749%
Oct 22atTennessee StateL 17–⁠3731%
Oct 29vsTennessee TechL 17–⁠2061%
Nov 5atMcNeeseL 15–⁠2936%
Nov 12vsSoutheast Missouri StateL 7–⁠3120%
Nov 19atUT MartinL 31–⁠3413%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UT Martin 34–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠5 7th in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
245–⁠343
Coach
—
Elo
1104 −55 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−36.0 No. 92 of 130 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Joe Davis
Defensive coordinator
Adam Gristick

Leaders

Passing yardsJonah O’Brien QB853 yds
Passing touchdownsJonah O’Brien QB9 TD
Rushing yardsDominique Shoffner QB418 yds
Rushing touchdownsDominique Shoffner QB5 TD
Receiving yardsJustin Bowick WR250 yds
Receiving touchdownsJustin Bowick WR3 TD
TacklesElijawah Tolbert LB11 tkl
SacksBraylon Willis DL0.5 sacks
InterceptionsElijawah Tolbert LB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Aaron Rice WR★★No. 2552
Diego Oliver CB★★No. 3236
Justin Bowick WR
NiJhay Burt RB
M.J. Flowers RB

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.790
Defensive backs12.00.750
Whole class22.00.770

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.

Roster 107

The 2022 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 53 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 2

The 2022 portal
Elijah Ball CB★★★from Purdue
Ira Armstead QB★★★from Virginia

Transfers out 1

Bryson Broadway OTto Georgia State

2022 Ohio Valley Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Southeast Missouri State5–⁠09–⁠3
UT Martin5–⁠07–⁠4
Lindenwood2–⁠37–⁠3
Tennessee State2–⁠34–⁠7
Tennessee Tech2–⁠34–⁠7
Murray State1–⁠42–⁠9
Eastern Illinois1–⁠52–⁠9

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