Eastern Illinois Panthers at Tennessee State Tigers
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Draylen Ellis throws 4 TD passes to help Tennessee State beat Eastern Illinois 41-17
Ellis threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Brenson that made it 7-3 with about 10 minutes left in the second quarter and Tennessee State (5-2, 3-1 Big South-OVC) led the rest of the way. The Panthers went three-and-out on their ensuing drive and Ellis led a six-play, 69-yard drive that he capped with a 7-yard scoring strike to Bryant Williams with 6:28 left in the first half and CJ Evans added a 4-yard TD run to make it 20-3 about 4 minutes later.
Eastern Illinois (1-6, 0-3) answered with 1:31 left in the second quarter when MJ Flowers caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from Pierce Holley and then went 75 yards in eight plays on the opening drive of the second half to trim its deficit to 20-17 when Flowers ran it in from the 1 with 11:04 left in the third quarter.
Ellis hit Jalal Dean for a 31-yard touchdown with 4:07 left in the third quarter and then connected with Gerard Bullock for an 8-yard TD pass-and-catch that made it 34-17 going into the fourth.
Tevin Carter's 12-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter capped the scoring.
The Panthers have lost five games in a row.
Holley finished 28-of-46 passing for 338 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Cooper Willman had eight receptions for 141 yards and Quenton Rogers
added 105 yards receiving for Eastern Illinois.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 2nd Period 14:56 | Julian Patino 30 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 10:27 | Karate Brenson 4 Yd pass from Draylen Ellis (James Lowery Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 6:28 | Bryant Williams 7 Yd pass from Draylen Ellis (James Lowery Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:23 | CJ Evans 4 Yd Run (James Lowery PAT blocked) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:31 | MJ Flowers 9 Yd pass from Pierce Holley (Julian Patino Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 11:04 | MJ Flowers 1 Yd Run (Julian Patino Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 4:07 | Jalal Dean 31 Yd pass from Draylen Ellis (James Lowery Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 0:32 | Gerard Bullock 8 Yd pass from Draylen Ellis (James Lowery Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 9:38 | Tevin Carter 12 Yd Run (James Lowery Kick) |
Statistics
 EIU |
 TNST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1st Downs | 20 |
| 10-18 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-13 |
| 0-2 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
| 435 | Total Yards | 365 |
| 360 | Passing | 237 |
| 30/51 | Comp/Att | 21/33 |
| 7.1 | Yards per pass | 7.2 |
| 75 | Rushing | 128 |
| 30 | Rushing Attempts | 29 |
| 2.5 | Yards per rush | 4.4 |
| 4-40 | Penalties | 2-20 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 31:54 | Possession | 28:06 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 7,875 · Capacity:
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