Highlights
YOUTUBEScoring plays
11 SCORES
Shepard Little 24 Yd Run (Nick Bruno Kick)
0-7
Jeff LePak 2 Yd pass from Jalen Whitlow (Nick Bruno Kick)
0-14
Adam Drake 46 Yd pass from Jalen Whitlow (Nick Bruno Kick)
0-21
Janawski Davis 8 Yd pass from KD Humphries (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
6-21
Taylor Duncan 19 Yd Run (Nick Bruno Kick)
6-28
Pokey Harris 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Carson Greifenkamp Kick)
13-28
Nevar Griffin 9 Yd pass from KD Humphries (Carson Greifenkamp Kick)
20-28
Taylor Duncan 7 Yd Run (Nick Bruno Kick)
20-35
Adam Drake 16 Yd pass from Jalen Whitlow (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
20-41
Jalen Whitlow 1 Yd Run (Nick Bruno Kick)
20-48
CJ Bennett 6 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
26-48
What happened
ESPN RECAPEastern Illinois rolls over Murray State 48-26
CHARLESTON, Ill. -- Jalen Whitlow threw for three touchdowns and Taylor Duncan ran for two more as Eastern Illinois defeated Murray State 48-26 on Saturday. The victory set up a showdown for the Panthers (5-5, 5-1) at Ohio Valley Conference leader Jacksonville State (6-0) next week. After the Panthers took a 21-0 lead in the first quarter, the Racers (3-7, 1-5) closed to within 28-20 on Pokey Harris ' school-record 100-yard kickoff return and KD Humphries ' 9-yard scoring pass to Nevar Griffin . But Duncan scored his second touchdown, Whitlow threw a 16-yard scoring pass to Adam Drake and then ran 1 yard for another touchdown to secure the victory. Whitlow finished 27 of 37 with 312 yards. Duncan rushed for 171 yards on 30 carries as the Panthers rolled up a 654-483 advantage on offense. Humphries was 29 of 38 for 306 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.
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Team stats
MURR · EIUO'BRIEN FIELD, CHARLESTON · ATTENDANCE 3,693
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