CFB
Model

Eastern Illinois

OVC · 7 in conference · Championship Subdivision. Athletic Vector Rankings on the shared Division I strength scale.

Playoff projection

3.7 projected wins
Field
2%
Seeded
0%
Quarters
<1%
Semis
0%
Final
0%
Title
0%

24 teams: eleven conference champions take automatic bids and thirteen are chosen at large. The top eight are seeded and skip the first round. Automatic bid in 2% of runs.

Schedule

5 played · 6 to come

Opponent ranks use the selected season's current or final board.

WkOpponentResult
1at#242Murray StateW28–14
2vs#183Indiana StateL35–42
3at#117Illinois StateL13–49
4at#75South Dakota StateL7–42
6at#181Gardner-WebbW21–7
7vs#211LindenwoodWin chance 47% · Margin -1.3—
8vs#165Southeast Missouri StateWin chance 47% · Margin -1.2—
9at#188UT MartinWin chance 28% · Margin -9.9—
10vs#191Western IllinoisWin chance 59% · Margin 3.6—
11at#236Tennessee StateWin chance 56% · Margin 2.7—
12vs#195Charleston SouthernWin chance 52% · Margin 0.7—

Roster and position units

Roster mean 64.3 · Offense 61.8 · Defense 66.8

Mean across rated position-depth slots; missing slots excluded. AVR aggregation of vendor player grades, not a vendor-issued team grade.

Mean overall grade of each unit’s top-rated players, as of week 6. Ranks are within FCS.

QB 60.3

#107 of 125 · 1/1 players

RB 66.8

#102 of 126 · 2/2 players

WR 64.4

#107 of 126 · 3/3 players

TE 73.5

#23 of 124 · 1/1 players

OL 56.2

#122 of 125 · 5/5 players

DL 65.4

#115 of 126 · 4/4 players

LB 73.5

#42 of 126 · 3/3 players

DB 63.9

#124 of 126 · 5/5 players

offense · overall grade

  • TEAbbas Clark73.5
  • WRJeremy Reeves72.3
  • RBCharles Kellom69.1
  • KDrew Schiller67.2
  • RBJacarre Fleming-Page64.4
  • KCade Cox63.9
  • RBTyren Buggs62.1
  • WRSamuel Gonzalez60.8

defense · overall grade

  • LBLonnie Burt74.1
  • LBMicah Valenzuela73.9
  • LBDavian Humphrey72.4
  • DLTyler Fortis69.6
  • DBDillon Conway66.0
  • DLAidan Archibald64.1
  • DBChristopher Sharp64.0
  • DLErik Hehl63.9

Past seasons

Year by year
+1.6 points since 2022
202835435030.0202239.4202334.6202431.72025
2022 30.02023 39.42024 34.62025 31.7

2025

3-9
D-I rank
#228
Rating
31.7

2024

3-9
D-I rank
#211
Rating
34.6

2023

8-3
D-I rank
#186
Rating
39.4

2022

2-9
D-I rank
#224
Rating
30.0