Eastern Kentucky Colonels @ Eastern Illinois Panthers

6-5, 5-3 OVC

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
E Kentucky EKY	0	0	0	7	7
E Illinois EIU	0	7	14	0	21

Eastern Illinois PanthersE IllinoisEIU

7-4, 7-1 OVC

Eastern Illinois forces 7 turnovers; beats Eastern Kentucky

Nov 21, 2015, 06:56 pm

CHARLESTON, Ill. -- Malik Harrison and Jalen Whitlow each ran for one touchdown, and Eastern Illinois forced seven turnovers in a 21-7 victory over Eastern Kentucky on Saturday.

Whitlow opened the scoring with a 9-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. On Eastern Kentucky's first possession of the second half, Nick Horne returned a fumble for a 62-yard touchdown. Harrison's 9-yard touchdown run made it 21-0 with 4:35 left in the third.

Harrison had 13 carries for 79 yards for Eastern Illinois (7-4, 7-1 Ohio Valley). Whitlow was 8-of-21 passing for 72 yards and added 26 yards rushing.

Tyler Swafford threw for 99 yards and was intercepted four times for Eastern Kentucky (6-5, 5-3). Six of the Colonels' turnovers came in the second half, including two fumbles.

Tyrell Curry returned a blocked punt 35 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter.

Game Information

Charleston, IL

ESPN3

FCS

United Athletic Conference	CONF	OVR
Abilene Christian	7-1	9-5
Tarleton State	7-1	12-2
Southern Utah	6-2	7-5
West Georgia	5-3	8-3
Austin Peay	4-4	7-5
Eastern Kentucky	3-5	5-7
Central Arkansas	2-6	3-9
Utah Tech	1-7	2-10
North Alabama	1-7	2-10

OVC-Big South Association	CONF	OVR
Tennessee Tech	8-0	11-2
UT Martin	6-2	6-6
Gardner-Webb	5-3	7-5
Lindenwood	5-3	6-6
Charleston Southern	4-4	5-7
Southeast Missouri State	3-5	4-8
Western Illinois	3-5	4-8
Eastern Illinois	2-6	3-9
Tennessee State	0-8	2-10

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