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Eastern Illinois vs Minnesota

Final · Week 2 · Thu Sep 3 · 8:00 PM ET · Huntington Bank Stadium

Eastern Illinois PanthersEastern Illinois0-1

FinalSep 3, 2026

Minnesota Golden GophersMinnesota1-0

StreamPeacock

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Spread

EIU +42.5−105

MINN −42.5−115

Total O/U

Over 52.5−110

Under 52.5−110

Spread: Minnesota −42.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 52.5 (66 points).

Recap

Minnesota routed Eastern Illinois 59-7 at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Sep 3, 2026, a 52-point win to move to 1-0.

The game was played before 41,048.

Score by quarter

Eastern Illinois Panthers and Minnesota Golden Gophers, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
EIU	0	7	0	0	7
MINN	14	21	10	14	59

Scoring plays

First Quarter

MINNTouchdown · 4:29Darius Taylor 1 Yd Run (Daniel Jackson Kick)0-7
MINNTouchdown · 2:14Javon Tracy 87 Yd Punt Return (Daniel Jackson Kick)0-14

Second Quarter

MINNTouchdown · 14:20Darius Taylor 27 Yd Run (Daniel Jackson Kick)0-21
EIUTouchdown · 9:00Tyren Buggs 8 Yd pass from Cole LaCrue (Drew Schiller Kick)7-21
MINNTouchdown · 3:15Darius Taylor 3 Yd Run (Daniel Jackson Kick)7-28
MINNTouchdown · 0:06Pierce Walsh 1 Yd pass from Drake Lindsey (Daniel Jackson Kick)7-35

Third Quarter

MINNTouchdown · 13:26Javon Tracy 69 Yd Punt Return (Daniel Jackson Kick)7-42
MINNField Goal · 3:17Daniel Jackson 31 Yd Field Goal7-45

Fourth Quarter

MINNTouchdown · 12:29Max Shikenjanski 2 Yd Run (Daniel Jackson Kick)7-52
MINNTouchdown · 0:25Xavier Ford 1 Yd Run (Beckham Sunderland Kick)7-59

Team stats

EIUMINN

1st Downs: 4; 24
Total Yards: 110; 495
Passing: 59; 348
Rushing: 51; 147
3rd down efficiency: 3-13; 10-15
Turnovers: 0; 1
Possession: 23:39; 36:21

Top performers

Eastern Illinois PanthersMinnesota Golden Gophers

Passing

Cole LaCrue7/12, 51 YDS, 1 TD

Drake Lindsey19/24, 264 YDS, 1 TD

Rushing

Cole LaCrue5 CAR, 22 YDS

Darius Taylor14 CAR, 56 YDS, 3 TD

Receiving

Tyren Buggs2 REC, 38 YDS, 1 TD

Javon Tracy5 REC, 98 YDS

Sacks

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TJ Bush Jr.1

Tackles

Lonnie Burt6

Maverick Baranowski6

Player stats

Eastern Illinois · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Cole LaCrue	7/12	51	4.3	1	0	--
Jeremiah Salem	2/3	8	2.7	0	0	--

Eastern Illinois · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Cole LaCrue	5	22	4.4	17
Charles Kellom	7	20	2.9	7
Jacarre Fleming-Page	1	8	8.0	8
Zeke Lewis	5	2	0.4	5
Tyren Buggs	6	2	0.3	4
Devin Whitlock	3	-1	-0.3	3
Team	1	-2	-2.0	2

Eastern Illinois · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tyren Buggs	2	38	19.0	1	30
Zeke Lewis	1	10	10.0	0	10
Charles Kellom	4	7	1.8	0	5
Devin Whitlock	2	4	2.0	0	6

Eastern Illinois · Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Team	1	0
Zeke Lewis	1	0
Nick Vecchiarelli	0	1

Eastern Illinois · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL
Lonnie Burt	6	4	2.5
Josh Brown	5	4	0
Christopher Sharp	5	3	0
Micah Valenzuela	5	3	0
Nasir Maryland	4	3	0
Noah Williams	4	3	0
Saipeti Maiava Jr	4	2	0
Erik Hehl	4	1	1.5

Eastern Illinois · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jacarre Fleming-Page	2	31	15.5	17	0

Eastern Illinois · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Drew Schiller	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Eastern Illinois · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Cade Cox	10	445	44.5	0	0	55

Minnesota · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Drake Lindsey	19/24	264	11.0	1	77.7
Max Shikenjanski	3/3	50	16.7	0	85.2
Brady Palmer	4/6	34	5.7	0	21.5

Minnesota · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Darius Taylor	14	56	4.0	3	27
TJ Thomas	7	52	7.4	0	20
Xavier Ford	3	15	5.0	1	10
Ryan Estrada	3	10	3.3	0	10
Brady Palmer	2	8	4.0	0	8
Drake Lindsey	2	6	3.0	0	4
Jaron Thomas	1	5	5.0	0	5
Max Shikenjanski	1	2	2.0	1	2
Niko Castillo	4	2	0.5	0	1
Team	1	-9	-9.0	0	9

Minnesota · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Javon Tracy	5	98	19.6	0	55
Noah Jennings	3	57	19.0	0	28
Hayden Moore	2	42	21.0	0	33
Darius Taylor	3	31	10.3	0	19
Pierce Walsh	2	28	14.0	1	27
Jalen Smith	3	26	8.7	0	15
TJ Thomas	2	23	11.5	0	18
Quayd Hendryx	1	13	13.0	0	13
Ryan Estrada	2	12	6.0	0	11
Zion Steptoe	1	6	6.0	0	6
Bradley Martino	1	6	6.0	0	6
George Rohl	1	6	6.0	0	6

Minnesota · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
TJ Thomas	1	1	0
Team	1	0	0

Minnesota · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Maverick Baranowski	6	1	0	1	0	0
TJ Bush Jr.	4	2	1	1.5	0	1
Zack Harden	4	2	0	1.5	0	1
Karter Menz	3	2	0	0	0	0
Naiim Parrish	3	2	0	1	0	0
Mekhai Smith	3	2	0	0	0	0
Emmanuel Karmo	3	1	0	0.5	0	0
Matt Kingsbury	2	2	0	0	2	1

Minnesota · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ryan Estrada	1	11	11.0	11	0

Minnesota · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Javon Tracy	4	167	41.8	87	2
Braiden Stevens	1	26	26.0	26	0

Minnesota · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Daniel Jackson	1/1	100.0	31	7/7	10
Beckham Sunderland	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Minnesota · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Tom Weston	1	37	37.0	0	0	37
Zachary Robbins	1	33	33.0	0	1	33

Game info

VenueHuntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

Attendance41,048

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