Eastern Illinois Panthers @ Minnesota Golden Gophers — Sep 4, 2026

NCAA Interdivisional·Round 1 September 4, 2026
Panthers Eastern Illinois EIL 0-1, 0-1 Away
7
Final
59
Golden Gophers Minnesota MINN 1-0, 1-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
EIL 0 7 0 0 7
MINN 14 21 10 14 59
Top Performers
Passing Yards
C.
C. LaCrue QB EIL
51 PASS
D.
D. Lindsey QB MINN
264 PASS
Rushing Yards
C.
C. LaCrue QB EIL
22 RUSH
D.
D. Taylor MINN
56 RUSH
Receiving Yards
T.
T. Buggs RB EIL
38 REC
J.
J. Tracy WR MINN
98 REC
Passing
Eastern Illinois
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
C. LaCrue 7/12 51 1 0 1 96.2
J. Salem 2/3 8 0 0 0 70.1
Minnesota
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
D. Lindsey 19/24 264 1 0 0 126.4
M. Shikenjanski 3/3 50 0 0 0 118.8
B. Palmer 4/6 34 0 0 0 81.3
Rushing
Eastern Illinois
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
C. LaCrue 5 22 4.4 0 17
D. Whitlock 3 -1 -0.3 0 3
C. Kellom 7 20 2.9 0 7
J. Fleming 1 8 8.0 0 8
T. Buggs 6 2 0.3 0 4
Z. Lewis 5 2 0.4 0 5
Minnesota
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
D. Lindsey 2 6 3.0 0 4
D. Taylor 14 56 4.0 3 27
T. Thomas 7 52 7.4 0 20
R. Estrada 3 10 3.3 0 10
M. Shikenjanski 2 -7 -3.5 1 2
X. Ford 3 15 5.0 1 10
B. Palmer 2 8 4.0 0 8
J. Thomas 1 5 5.0 0 5
Receiving
Eastern Illinois
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
D. Whitlock 2 2 4 2.0 0 6 0
C. Kellom 4 5 7 1.8 0 5 0
S. Gonzalez 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
T. Buggs 2 2 38 19.0 1 30 0
J. Reeves 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Z. Lewis 1 2 10 10.0 0 10 0
A. Ginnever 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Minnesota
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Tracy 5 7 98 19.6 0 55 0
D. Taylor 3 3 31 10.3 0 19 0
T. Thomas 2 3 23 11.5 0 18 0
N. Jennings 3 4 57 19.0 0 28 0
J. Smith 3 3 26 8.7 0 15 0
R. Estrada 2 2 12 6.0 0 11 0
J. Simpson 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
P. Walsh 2 2 28 14.0 1 27 0
H. Moore 2 3 42 21.0 0 33 0
Z. Steptoe 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
X. Ford 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
B. Martino 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
Defense
Eastern Illinois
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
M. Tupou 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Minnesota
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
T. Bush 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
N. Cleveland 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Kicking
Eastern Illinois
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
D. Schiller 0/0 1/1 1 0
Minnesota
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
D. Jackson 1/1 7/7 10 0
B. Sunderland 0/0 1/1 1 0
Returns
Eastern Illinois
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Fleming 2 31 15.5 0 17 0
Minnesota
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
R. Estrada 1 11 11.0 0 11 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Eastern Illinois
Minnesota
110 Total Yards 495
4 First Downs 25
3 Passing 13
1 Rushing 10
2 Penalty 0
3/13 3rd Down Eff. 10/15
59 Passing Yards 348
51 Rushing Yards 147
0 Turnovers 1
6-35 Penalties 2-10
23:39 Possession 36:21
1/1 Red Zone 6/6
Play-by-Play
Q4 0 - 14 7 - 59
7 - 59 0:25
B. Sunderland XP
7 - 58 0:25
X. Ford TD
7 - 52 12:29
D. Jackson XP
7 - 51 12:29
M. Shikenjanski TD
Q3 0 - 10 7 - 45
7 - 45 3:17
D. Jackson FG
7 - 42 13:26
D. Jackson XP
7 - 41 13:26
J. Tracy TD
Q2 7 - 21 7 - 35
7 - 35 0:06
D. Jackson XP
7 - 34 0:06
P. Walsh TD
7 - 28 3:15
D. Jackson XP
7 - 27 3:15
D. Taylor TD
XP D. Schiller
7 - 21 9:00
TD T. Buggs
6 - 21 9:00
0 - 21 14:20
D. Jackson XP
0 - 20 14:20
D. Taylor TD
Q1 0 - 14 0 - 14
0 - 14 2:14
D. Jackson XP
0 - 13 2:14
J. Tracy TD
0 - 7 4:29
D. Jackson XP
0 - 6 4:29
D. Taylor TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: MINN +52 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Interdivisional
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 4, 2026
Time
12:00 am
Duration
1h 0m