BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Illini -25.5; over/under is 145 BOTTOM LINE: Illinois hosts Eastern Illinois in the season opener. Illinois went 15-3 at home a season ago while going 29-9 overall.

The Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs beat the Eastern Illinois Panthers, 31-28, on Nov. 9 -- for player stats and a full box score, see below. Join other fans like you to stream hundreds of College ...

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Illini -25.5; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM LINE: Illinois begins the season at home against Eastern Illinois. Illinois finished 29-9 overall with a 15-3 record at ...

OK, so that directive might have been down the list for Illini coach Brad Underwood going into the matchup with Eastern Illinois at the State Farm Center. But placating fans who had been hungry to ...

CHARLESTON — The Eastern Illinois football team will renew a long-time rivalry with Western Illinois on Saturday afternoon as the Panthers welcome the Leathernecks to Charleston for Family Weekend.

finally get to feast their eyes on a young but preposterously gifted squad – one that some experts believe could be Illinois' most talented ever. Eastern Illinois is coming off a 14-18 season ...

FYI: The average margin of victory in Illinois’ eight wins against Eastern Illinois is nearly 25 points. The closest was a 70-67 victory for the Illini in 1998, with Cory Bradford leading the ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- — Will Riley scored 26 of his 31 points in the second half to set an Illinois scoring record in a freshman debut and the Illini eased by Eastern Illinois 112-67 on Monday night.

CHARLESTON — Meeting for the first time in 30 years, Eastern Illinois beat Western Illinois 45-38 in a thriller to snap a six-game losing streak. EIU posted season highs on the offensive side of ...

CHARLESTON, Ill. — Pierce Holley threw for five touchdowns and Eastern Illinois picked up its second win of the season, topping long-time rival Western Illinois 45-38 on Saturday. Holley's first ...