NCAA FCS Big South

Eastern Illinois football predictions & picks

Big South

2026 record: 3-7
Big South: 7th
PPG: 20.2
Streak: L1
Last 5: Won 21–7 at Gardner-Webb · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 13–20 vs Lindenwood · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 10–20 vs Southeast Missouri State · Sat, Oct 24 Won 45–16 at UT Martin · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 23–44 vs Western Illinois · Sat, Nov 7

Eastern Illinois next game

Wk 11

E Illinois @3:30 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Tennessee St

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

Eastern Illinois 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Thu, Aug 27Aug 27 @Murray State Murray St W28–14 —

Wk 1Thu, Sep 3Sep 3 @Minnesota Minnesota L7–59 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs Indiana State Indiana St L35–42 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Illinois State Illinois St L13–49 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @South Dakota State S Dakota St L7–42 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 @Gardner-Webb Gardner-Webb W21–7 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 vs Lindenwood Lindenwood L13–20 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 vs Southeast Missouri State SE Missouri L10–20 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @UT Martin UT Martin W45–16 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs Western Illinois W Illinois L23–44 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 @Tennessee State Tennessee St 3:30 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 vs Charleston Southern Charleston So 12:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Eastern Illinois team stats

2026 regular season · 10 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 20.2/ game 97th

Total yards 263.7/ game 120th

Passing yards 157.9/ game 110th

Rushing yards 105.8/ game 107th

Third-down conversions 34.2% 95th

Giveaways 0.9/ game 15th

Time of possession 23:47 127th

Defense

Points allowed 31.3/ game 90th

Yards allowed 396.6/ game 83rd

Passing yards allowed 209.6/ game 56th

Rushing yards allowed 187.0/ game 95th

Takeaways 1.1/ game 92nd

Penalties 4.9/ game 13th

Eastern Illinois leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Cole LaCrue 1,521yds 14 TD · 5 INT · 56.3% comp. · 10 games

Rushing Charles Kellom 593yds 7 TD · 4.7 per carry · 10 games

Receiving Jeremy Reeves 279yds 16 catches · 4 TD · 8 games

Tackles Ja'Wuan Nickson 71 10 games

Sacks Aidan Archibald 4.5 10 games

Interceptions Jerry AddoBoateng 3 2 passes defended · 9 games

Big South standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Western Illinois W Illinois 640 6-4 .600 362259 +103 W3

2 Southeast Missouri State SE Missouri 640 6-4 .600 238237 +1 W1

3 Lindenwood Lindenwood 540 5-4 .556 221211 +10 W4

4 Charleston Southern Charleston So 460 4-6 .400 232228 +4 L2

5 UT Martin UT Martin 460 4-6 .400 225319 −94 W1

6 Gardner-Webb Gardner-Webb 370 3-7 .300 212224 −12 L1

7 Eastern Illinois E Illinois 370 3-7 .300 202313 −111 L1

8 Tennessee State Tennessee St 280 2-8 .200 154311 −157 L3

Eastern Illinois FAQ

Who does Eastern Illinois play next?

Next up for Eastern Illinois: on the road at Tennessee State, Saturday, November 14, 3:30 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is Eastern Illinois’s record this season?

Eastern Illinois is 3-7, 7th in the Big South.

Who leads Eastern Illinois in passing yards?

Cole LaCrue, with 1,521 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (14 TD · 5 INT · 56.3% comp. · 10 games).

Big South rivals

All teams

Charleston Southern Gardner-Webb Lindenwood Southeast Missouri State Tennessee State UT Martin Western Illinois

Eastern Illinois this week

Eastern Illinois is 3-7, 2-3 in Big South play. Its last game was a 44–23 loss to Western Illinois at home on November 7. Its offense averages 20.2 points a game (97th in FCS), and its defense allows 31.3 (tied for 90th).

Next up, Eastern Illinois visits Tennessee State on Saturday, November 14 at 3:30 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.