Eastern Illinois at Northwestern - 2024 Matchup Preview

Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Northwestern Wildcats

Saturday, September 14th 2024 (7:30 PM EDT)
Northwestern -26.5 (38.5) (0) Open: -24.5
Northwestern 31 - Eastern Illinois: 7

Panthers (0 - 2) (1 - 1 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 0 - 56 (0 - 56 on Road)
'24 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

NW 3rd straight Home Game
EIU coming off BYE
Our Line: -9 (SP+ NW -8)
NW Win prob: 97% | Cover: 51%

Wildcats (4 - 8) (4 - 8 - 0)
Coach David Braun (8 - 5)
Avg Score : 23 - 20 (27 - 12 @ Home)
Record Prediction: 4 - 8 (#101)
'24 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
EIU Players
NW Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Eastern Illinois's 2024 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Thu 8/29	Eastern Illinois at Illinois	+28.5	50.5	L 0 - 45	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/14	Eastern Illinois vs Northwestern	+26.5	38.5	L 7 - 31	U	Y

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Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
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Predictions for Eastern Illinois's Schedule

Northwestern's 2024 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/31	Northwestern vs Miami (OH)	-4.0	43.0	W 13 - 6	U	Y
Fri 9/6	Northwestern vs Duke	-2.5	37.5	L 20 - 26	O	N
Sat 9/14	Northwestern vs Eastern Illinois	-26.5	38.5	W 31 - 7	U	N
Sat 9/21	Northwestern at Washington	+11.5	42.5	L 5 - 24	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/5	Northwestern vs Indiana	+12.5	40.5	L 24 - 41	O	N
Fri 10/11	Northwestern at Maryland	+11.0	45.0	W 37 - 10	O	Y
Sat 10/19	Northwestern vs Wisconsin	+9.5	42.5	L 3 - 23	U	N
Sat 10/26	Northwestern at Iowa	+16.5	38.5	L 14 - 40	O	N
Sat 11/2	Northwestern at Purdue	+3.0	44.5	W 26 - 20	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/16	Northwestern vs Ohio State	+28.0	43.5	L 7 - 31	U	Y
Sat 11/23	Northwestern at Michigan	+10.5	35.5	L 6 - 50	O	N
Sat 11/30	Northwestern vs Illinois	+8.5	42.5	L 28 - 38	O	N

Important Stats (2023)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
EIU		0%	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%	56	0%	0%	0	0	0	0
NW	#113 (.1)	38% (110)	23.4	39% (109)	2.63 (129)	102	38% (102)	202	4.11 (48)	#33 (.14)	43% (83)	19.8	43% (73)	44% (94)	3.65 (56)	42.6	0.7	1.8

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
EIU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
NW		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2023

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
EIU Offense	1	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
NW Defense	13	19.8	12.4	43.1%	3.65	1.8	-	-	-	-	-	54%	45%	43%	44%	14%	.14

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
EIU Defense	1	56	56	0%	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
NW Offense	13	23.4	26.8	38.3%	4.11	0.7	17	304	102	202	2.9	49%	51%	39%	38%	16%	.1

Additional Stats 2023

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Eastern Illinois	1	0:00	0	NAN%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100
Northwestern	13	28:34	16.8	40%	21%	5.3	42.6	0.7	1.8	4.2	1.9	0	29.7

Run Game Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
EIU Offense	1	0%	0%	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%	0
NW Defense	13	54% (115)	43% (73)	-	-	-	-	.09 (36)	3.12 (73)	69% (43)	9% (105)	0.92 (31)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
EIU Defense	1	0%	0%	-	-	-	-		0	0%	0%	0
NW Offense	13	49% (79)	39% (109)	35.2	101.9	2.9	13 (108)	.05 (120)	2.63 (129)	70% (97)	11% (88)	0.83 (128)

Pass Game Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
EIU Offense	1	0%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
NW Defense	13	45% (20)	44% (94)	-	-	-	-	-	-	13 (26)	.22 (39)	1.4 (9)	29% (123)	32% (102)	.31 (68)	5% (101)	1.8 (9)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
EIU Defense	1	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
NW Offense	13	51% (51)	38% (102)	18.5	29.9	202	6.8	10.9	20 (70)	8 (30)	.18 (100)	1.6 (62)	35% (116)	29% (84)	.36 (59)	5% (23)	2.2 (25)

Eastern Illinois's Power Ratings
Eastern Illinois's Power Rating: NR
Eastern Illinois's Offense Rating: NR
Eastern Illinois's Defense Rating: NR
2024 Talent Rating: NR
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Eastern Illinois's 2024 Expected Record: -
Eastern Illinois's 2024 Overall SP+ Rating: NR
Eastern Illinois's Offense SP+ Rating: NR
Eastern Illinois's Defense SP+ Rating: NR

Average Talent
Average OVC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 432.03
Average FBS Talent: 332.4

Power Ratings Matchup
Eastern Illinois: Northwestern: -9.06

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Eastern Illinois: Northwestern: -8.2

Northwestern's Power Ratings
Northwestern's Power Rating: -9.06 #100
Northwestern's Offense Rating: 11.18 #125
Northwestern's Defense Rating: 11.29 #83
2024 Talent Rating: 367.00 #52
Blue Chip Ratio: 2 #82
Northwestern's 2024 Expected Record: 4.0 - 8.0
Northwestern's 2024 Overall SP+ Rating: -8.2 #101
Northwestern's Offense SP+ Rating: 17.5 #124
Northwestern's Defense SP+ Rating: 24.3 #51

Average Talent
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 444.83
Average Power Five Talent: 432.03
Average FBS Talent: 332.4

Eastern Illinois Scoring
Offense: 0 PPG
Offense on Road: 0
Defense: 56 PPG
Defense on Road: 56

Eastern Illinois's 2024 Record
Record: 0 - 2
Record vs Spread: 1 - 1 - 0
Over/Under Record: 0 - 2
Record on Road: 0 - 1
Record vs Spread on Road: 0 - 1 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 1 - 1 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 0 - 1 - 0

Projected Score
Northwestern 41
Eastern Illinois 8

Projected Total Points: 49

Northwestern Scoring
Offense: 23.4 PPG
Offense at Home: 26.8
Defense: 19.8 PPG
Defense at Home: 12.4

Northwestern's 2024 Record
Record: 4 - 8
Record vs Spread: 4 - 8 - 0
Over/Under Record: 7 - 5
Record at home: 0 - 0
Record vs Spread at home: 0 - 0 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 1 - 2 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 0 - 0 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2024	09/14	Northwestern	31	Eastern Illinois	7	Northwestern -26.5	Eastern Illinois	38.5	Under
2015	09/12	Northwestern	41	Eastern Illinois	0	Northwestern -24	Northwestern	0
2011	09/10	Northwestern	42	Eastern Illinois	21

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Northwestern	3	1	0 Overs
Eastern Illinois	0	1	1 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	3 - 0	1 - 1	1 - 1	0 - 0
Road Teams	0 - 3	1 - 1	0 - 0	1 - 1

(#) EIU at (#100) NW

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	EIU	NW
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	#100
SP+SP+	NR	#101
Perf GradeGrade	NR	#111
OffenseOff	NR	#131
DefenseDef	NR	#47
Spec TeamsST	NR	#123
TalentTal	NR	#52
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	#82

Eastern Illinois Injury Report

Northwestern Notes(8/4) Home games @ practice field. Wind factor
(12/21) Signed QB P Stone (SMU)
(11/18) QB Lausch tough vs OSU, Rgame abysmal, Def OK
(10/19) Off awful vs Wisc, 200 yds, 9 1st D, 2-14 3rd
(10/12) Killed MD. Tough, hard nosed. 4 TO's but Off bad
(10/11) OL bad in Run game, top 20 in Pass protection
(10/10) QB Lausch a big upgrade, genuine JAG QB
(9/10) QB: Jack Lausch replacing ineffective Mike Wright
(9/1) Rock fight 13-6 W over Mia Oh, QB Wright JAG
(8/28) QB battle (3 way), WR decent with exp.
(8/28) QB Wright (Miss St) seems to have won this job
(8/1) New OC Lujan (FCS/SDSU) v interesting hire
Northwestern Injury Report

Eastern Illinois on Offense


CategoryCat	EIU Off	NW Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	#47
SuccessSuc	NR	#83
ExplosiveExp	NR	#6
PPAPPA	NR	#33
PowerPwr	NR	#83
SP+SP+	NR	#51
Pts POPPO	NR	#56
HavocHav	NR	#115

Eastern Illinois Run Game


CategoryCat	EIU Off	NW Def
Run GameRun	NR	#76
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	#73
Run ExplRExp	NR	#31
PPAExp	NR	#36
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	#73
Stuff RateStuff	NR	#84
TackleTak	-	#102

Eastern Illinois Pass Game


CategoryCat	EIU Off	NW Def
Pass GamePass	NR	#51
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	#94
Pass ExplPExl	NR	#9
PPAExp	NR	#39
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	#41
F7 HavocF7	NR	#105
DB HavocDB	NR	#101

Northwestern on Offense

Pass heavy Offense 54%, Run: 45%
CategoryCat	NW Off	EIU Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#131	NR
SuccessSuc	#110	NR
ExplosiveExp	#108	NR
PPAPPA	#113	NR
PowerPwr	#125	NR
SP+SP+	#124	NR
Pts POPPO	#48	NR
HavocHav	#67	NR

Northwestern Run Game

Pass heavy Offense 54%, Run: 45%
CategoryCat	NW Off	EIU Def
Run GameRun	#129	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	#109	NR
Run ExplRExp	#128	NR
PPAExp	#120	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#82	-
OL YdsOLY	#129	NR
Stuff RateStuff	#129	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Northwestern Pass Game

Pass heavy Offense 54%, Run: 45%
CategoryCat	NW Off	EIU Def
Pass GamePass	#130	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	#102	NR
Pass ExplPExl	#62	NR
PPAExp	#100	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	#61	NR
F7 HavocF7	#88	NR
DB HavocDB	#23	NR

Program Comparison
NW 5 Year Profile: Declining Average G5
'24 Profile: Down to Below Avg G5

EIU 5 Year Profile: Consistent Poor G5
'24 Profile: Remains Poor G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in L&S Martin Stadium (Temp)
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Rematch from Week 3
Northwestern -26.5 (38.5)
Northwestern won vs Eastern Illinois this year (31-7)

Previous Matchups
Northwestern beat Eastern Illinois in 2024 (31-7)

EIU's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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EIU's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	PRESS	PD
Elijawah Tolbert	20	2	0	0
Anthony Shockey	16	1	0	1
Moses Alexander	14	0	1	2
Phoenix Porter	9	1	1	0

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS
Nicholas Oliveira-Chace	5	3	1
Elijawah Tolbert	20	2	0
Kaleb Lyons	2	0	0
Trevon Piggee-Blake	1	0	0

Pass D	Tack	PRESS	PD
Moses Alexander	14	1	2
Kaelin Drakeford	9	0	1
Zay Gentry	5	0	1

NW's OC Zach Lujan (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Jack Lausch	159	296	54%	1714	7	8	5.8
Mike Wright (Tr)	39	67	58%	356	0	1	5.3

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Cam Porter	126	501	6	4.0	44
Joseph Himon II	52	257	2	4.9	51
Jack Lausch	87	213	2	2.4	29
Caleb Komolafe	50	139	0	2.8	17

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
A.J. Henning	59	603	4	10.2	46
Bryce Kirtz	39	598	0	15.3	55
Thomas Gordon	27	252	1	9.3	26
Cam Porter	23	174	0	7.6	28

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NW's DC Tim McGarigle (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Mac Uihlein	84	4	2	0	1
Xander Mueller	57	5	1	1	4
Theran Johnson	53	4	0	0	10
Devin Turner	51	2	0	0	3

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Aidan Hubbard	33	7	6	7	1
Anto Saka	15	5	4	4	0
Michael Kilbane	20	3	3	0	0
Mac Uihlein	84	4	2	0	1

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Theran Johnson	53	4	0	0	10
Josh Fussell	39	1	0	0	5
Xander Mueller	57	5	1	1	4