NCAAF Game Recap - Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois
Sat Oct 26, 2019 3:00 PM EDT

Ark
7
Bama
48
F
Aub
20
LSU
23
F
Wisc
7
OSU
38
F
BC
7
Clem
59
F
Okla
41
K St
48
F
PSU
28
MSU
7
F
ND
14
Mich
45
F
WaSt
35
Oreg
37
F
Cal
0
Utah
35
F
Tex
27
TCU
37
F
SMU
34
Hou
31
F
MD
10
MIN
52
F
Iowa
20
NW
0
F
App
30
SoAl
3
F
OkSt
34
IASt
27
F
AzSt
32
UCLA
42
F
USC
35
Colo
31
F
BGSU
10
WestMI
49
F
MissSt
30
TxAM
49
F
Lib
34
Rut
44
F
Ill
24
Purd
6
F
MiaFL
16
Pitt
12
F
SJSU
34
Army
29
F
SMiss
20
Rice
6
F
Ohio
34
Ball
21
F
NEV
3
Wyo
31
F
W Ky
23
Marsh
26
F
NMS
7
GaSo
41
F
Akr
0
NIU
49
F
E Mi
34
Toled
37
F OT
MiaOH
23
Kent
16
F
C Mi
20
Buff
43
F
Tows
10
JMU
27
F
Tul
38
Navy
41
F
Ariz
31
Stan
41
F
Ind
38
Neb
31
F
FLInt
17
MidTN
50
F
FlAtl
41
OD
3
F
UConn
56
UMass
35
F
UVA
21
Lou
28
F
Syr
17
FlaSt
35
F
NorTx
38
UNCC
39
F
SoFL
45
ECU
20
F
Murr
12
JacSt
14
F
Hawaii
45
NM
31
F
SCar
21
Tenn
41
F
Duke
17
UNC
20
F
SamHu
25
C Ark
29
F
TxSt
14
ArkSt
38
F
Troy
33
GASt
52
F
Mem
42
Tuls
41
F
UCF
63
Temp
21
F
TxTch
34
Kans
37
F
ColSt
41
Fres
31
F
MIZ
7
KY
29
F
LT
42
UTEP
21
F
UtSt
7
AF
31
F
SDSU
20
UNLV
17
F

Eastern Kentucky 33, Eastern Illinois 6

Oct 26, 2019, 3:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Eastern Kentucky (5-3)

7

7

3

16

33

Eastern Illinois (0-9)

0

0

0

6

6

E. Kentucky runs, kicks and stuffs E. Illinois offense 33-6
Sat Oct 26, 2019 7:38 PM

CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) Eastern Kentucky used a balanced ground attack and four field goals from Samuel Hayworth and the Colonels controlled Eastern Illinois 33-6 on Saturday.

Alonzo Booth, Parker McKinney, and Ellis Cain each scored touchdowns while Daryl McCleskey Jr. led Eastern Kentucky (5-3, 3-1 Ohio Valley Conference) in rushing yards with 79 on 18 carries. The Colonels had five players rush for 265 yards.

Hayworth gave special teams a boost when he made of 4 of 5 field goals. He made kicks of 35, 28, 25, and 23 yards in succession to turn a 14-0 halftime lead into a 26-point margin with 6:17 left in the game.

Both teams struggled in the passing game as McKinney completed 2-of-9 passes for 14 yards and was intercepted once.

Harry Woodbery threw the Panthers' (0-9, 0-5) lone touchdown but was just 9 of 28 for 49 yards.

EKU held Eastern Illinois to 89 yards of offense and the Panthers were 0 for 15 on third-down conversions though 2 for 3 converting fourth down.

Passing

E Ky Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
P. McKinney 9 2 22.2 0 14 8 1 0.0
C. Blount 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 39.6
E Il Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
H. Woodbery 28 9 32.1 1 49 13 0 53.3

Rushing

E Ky Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
D. McCleskey Jr. 18 79 4.4 35 0
A. Booth 21 73 3.5 20 1
E Il Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
C. Walker 7 34 4.9 11 0
J. Benefield 12 11 0.9 5 0

Receiving

E Ky Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
K. Dixon 1 8 8.0 8 0
D. McCleskey Jr. 1 6 6.0 6 0
E Il Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
R. Lofton 1 13 13.0 13 0
E. Rooks 1 13 13.0 13 0

Fumbles

E Ky F FL
J. Gross 1 1
E Il F FL
D. McCullough 1 1
H. Woodbery 1 0

Returning

E Ky KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Gross 0 0 0 5 9.6 0 14
Q. Pringle 1 46.0 0 46 0 0 0
E Il KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
I. Hill 2 -1.0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Hughes 2 7.5 0 18 0 0 0

Punting

E Ky Punt Yds Avg LgPu
P. Richards 3 131 43.7 46
E Il Punt Yds Avg LgPu
S. Galloway 10 326 32.6 46

Takeaways

E Il Int Yds InTD
D. Johnson 1 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

E Ky E Il
Points For 33 6
Total Yards 279 89
Rushing Yards 265 40
Passing Yards 14 49
Passing Completions / Attempts 2/10 9/28
Turnovers 2 2
Interceptions Thrown 1 0
Fumbles - Lost 1/1 6/2
First Downs 12 8
Penalties - Yards 3/19 5/37
Time Of Possession 58:58 02:02
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 6/18 0/15
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 1/3 2/3
Punts - Average Yards 3/44 10/33

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter E Ky E Il
E Ky 06:42 TD Alonzo Booth 7 yd run (Samuel Hayworth kick) 7 0
2nd Quarter E Ky E Il
E Ky 08:34 TD Parker McKinney 17 yd run (Samuel Hayworth kick) 14 0
3rd Quarter E Ky E Il
E Ky 01:43 FG Samuel Hayworth 35 yd FG 17 0
4th Quarter E Ky E Il
E Ky 00:43 FG Samuel Hayworth 28 yd FG 20 0
E Ky 02:30 FG Samuel Hayworth 25 yd FG 23 0
E Ky 08:43 FG Samuel Hayworth 23 yd FG 26 0
E Ky 10:04 TD Ellis Cain 1 yd run (Samuel Hayworth kick) 33 0
E Il 14:03 TD Isaiah Hill 10 yd pass from Harry Woodbery (failed 2pt rush) 33 6

Game Information

Stadium: O'Brien Stadium, Charleston, Illinois
Attendance: 4,000
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