2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Stevens (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMichael Hodges (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorDeMarcus Covington (1st season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Field
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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 as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Kim Dameron, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 6–5 overall with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the OVC. Eastern Illinois played home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 pmNo. 20 Western Illinois*
WEIUL 21–387,618
September 102:30 pmat Miami (OH)*
ESPN3W 21–1717,369
September 172:00 pmat No. 5 Illinois State*
CSNCHW 24–2113,391
September 241:00 pmAustin PeayNo. 18
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUW 56–356,169
October 16:00 pmat Southeast Missouri StateNo. 13
OVCDNL 14–214,892
October 86:00 pmTennessee StateNo. 19
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUW 35–344,319
October 156:00 pmat Tennessee TechNo. 18
OVCDNW 30–244,082
October 221:00 pmMurray StatedaggerNo. 15
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUL 38–407,907
October 292:00 pmat No. 2 Jacksonville StateNo. 23
ESPN3L 14–4721,655
November 51:00 pmUT Martin
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUL 17–333,054
November 191:00 pmat Eastern Kentucky
OVCDNW 24–03,100
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Michael Hodges
    Assistant Coach / co-Defensive Coordinator & Linebackers
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Western Illinois

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

See also: 2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

At Miami (OH)

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

See also: 2016 Miami RedHawks football team

At Illinois State

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

See also: 2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team and Mid-America Classic

Austin Peay

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

See also: 2016 Austin Peay Governors football team

At Southeast Missouri State

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

See also: 2016 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

Tennessee State

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

See also: 2016 Tennessee State Tigers football team

At Tennessee Tech

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

See also: 2016 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

Murray State

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

See also: 2016 Murray State Racers football team

At Jacksonville State

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

See also: 2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

Tennessee–Martin

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

See also: 2016 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

At Eastern Kentucky

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

See also: 2016 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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