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[email protected] • (217) 581-7480 • Fax (217) 581-7001 • www.EIUpanthers.com GAME 6 Defending OVC Champion Eastern Illinois Faces Road Test At No. 16 Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois at No. 17/16 Eastern Kentucky Roy Kidd Stadium (20,000) • Richmond, Ky. October 11, 2014 • 5 p.m. (Central) • TV: OVC Digital Network THE GAME COACHES: Kim Dameron (Arkansas, 1983) Eastern Illinois and Eastern Kentucky meet on Saturday as two of the four remaining EIU Record ........................ 1-4 (1st year) undefeated teams in the Ohio Valley Conference race. EIU is 1-0 after beating Austin OVC Record ...................... 1-0 (1st year) Peay on Sept. 20 to run its consecutive OVC wins streak to 13 games. EKU is 2-0 with vs. Eastern Kentucky ......... First meeting wins over UT Martin and Austin Peay. EIU is off to a 1-4 start following a loss at Ohio on Sept. 27. The Panthers had a bye Dean Hood (Ohio Wesleyan, 1986) week last week. EIU has won its last three games following a bye including a 24-7 win EKU Record ..................45-29 (7th year) over Eastern Kentucky in Richmond in 2012. EIU has been led by Kentucky transfer OVC Record ..................35-14 (7th year) quarterback Jalen Whitlow with 1,188 yards of total offense. Whitlow has four rushing Overall Record ...............................Same touchdowns and three passing touchdowns. vs. Eastern Illinois ............................. 4-2 EKU is off to a 5-0 start after being picked to finish in the middle of the OVC pack SERIES during preseason rankings.