2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
2016 record	6–5 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach	Kim Dameron (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Stevens (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Michael Hodges (1st as DC, 3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	DeMarcus Covington (1st season)
Home stadium	O'Brien Stadium (Capacity: 10,000)
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 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
SE Missouri State		3	–	5					3	–	8
Eastern Kentucky		2	–	6					3	–	8
Austin Peay		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Kim Dameron and played their home games at O'Brien Stadium. They were members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	No. 20 Western Illinois*		O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	WEIU	L 21–38	7,618
September 10	2:30 pm	at Miami (OH)*		Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN3	W 21–17	17,369
September 17	2:00 pm	at No. 5 Illinois State*		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL (Mid-America Classic)	CSNCH	W 24–21	13,391
September 24	1:00 pm	Austin Peay	No. 18	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	WEIU	W 56–35	6,169
October 1	6:00 pm	at Southeast Missouri State	No. 13	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	L 14–21	4,892
October 8	6:00 pm	Tennessee State	No. 19	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	WEIU	W 35–34	4,319
October 15	6:00 pm	at Tennessee Tech	No. 18	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	OVCDN	W 30–24	4,082
October 22	1:00 pm	Murray State	No. 15	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	WEIU	L 38–40	7,907
October 29	2:00 pm	at No. 2 Jacksonville State	No. 23	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	L 14–47	21,655
November 5	1:00 pm	UT Martin		O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	WEIU	L 17–33	3,054
November 19	1:00 pm	at Eastern Kentucky		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	W 24–0	3,100
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster[]

2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Tyrin Stone-Davis GS WR 3 Anthony Taylor  Sr WR 4 Isaiah Nelson  Sr RB 5 Brandon Neverdon  Sr WR 6 Dennis Turner Jr QB 8 Bud Martin  So RB 9 Devin Church  Sr QB 11 Scotty Gilkey Jr Fr QB 13 Mitch Kimble  Jr QB 14 Austin Green  Jr QB 15 Jared Pilson  So WR 19 Robbie Lofton Fr WR 20 Corey Patterson  Fr RB 22 Korliss Marshall  Jr RB 24 Darshon McCullough Fr WR 32 Javon Turner  So RB 33 Christopher Anderson  Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 2 Cedric Julius Sr DB 3 Corneliuss Page  Fr S 4 Pono Choy  Sr S 5 Iziah Gulley Fr S 6 Tray Mitchell  So S 7 Bradley Dewberry Jr DE 8 Mack Weaver  Jr DB 9 Jermiah Rainey Sr DB 12 DySaun Smith  So DB 13 Xzavier Shugars  Fr DL 16 Jeff Jones  Fr DB 21 Mark Williams Fr DB 23 Tyree Stone-Davis GS DB 25 Hess Fr DB 26 Jordan Jackson Fr S 27 Raymond Crittenden Fr S 28 Vince Speller  Jr DB 29 Elven Walker  Sr LB 30 Nick Horne  Jr DB 31 Malcolm Miller  Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Kim Dameron Coordinators/assistant coaches Michael Hodges Assistant Coach / co-Defensive Coordinator & Linebackers Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Game summaries[]

Western Illinois[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Leathernecks	14	10	7	7	38
Panthers	7	0	14	0	21

at Miami (OH)[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	7	0	14	21
RedHawks	3	7	7	0	17

at Illinois State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	7	7	7	24
#5 Redbirds	0	0	7	14	21

Austin Peay[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	0	14	7	14	35
#18 Panthers	14	7	14	21	56

at Southeast Missouri State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Panthers	7	0	7	0	14
Redhawks	14	0	7	0	21

Tennessee State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	3	10	14	7	34
#19 Panthers	14	7	7	7	35

at Tennessee Tech[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Panthers	0	13	14	3	30
Golden Eagles	3	14	0	7	24

Murray State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	3	13	6	18	40
#15 Panthers	21	0	3	14	38

at Jacksonville State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Panthers	0	7	0	7	14
#2 Gamecocks	21	10	9	7	47

Tennessee–Martin[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	6	7	3	17	33
Panthers	0	7	3	7	17

at Eastern Kentucky[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	7	7	10	24
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0

Ranking movements[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	RV	RV	18	13	19	18	15	23	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	16	13	20	17	15	22	24	NR	NR	NR	NR

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