Eastern Illinois Panthers @ Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EIU | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
TNTC | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
Tennessee Tech rides Mitchell and five-game winning streak to 4-way share of Big South-OVC title
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- — Jalen Mitchell ran for 131 yards on 20 carries and Tennessee Tech beat Eastern Illinois 23-6 on Saturday.
The Eagles (7-5, 6-2 Big South-OVC Association) wrapped up the regular season with five straight wins and earned a four-way share of the conference title with Southeast Missouri State, UT Martin and Tennessee State.
SEMO and Tech each have 2-1 composite records versus TSU and UT Martin, who have 1-2 records. The tiebreaker shifts to head-to-head results between SEMO and Tech in which SEMO won to secure the automatic bid to the FCS playoffs.
Dom LeBlanc gave the Golden Eagles a 6-0 lead with field goals of 46 and 20 yards before Jordan Yates made it 13-0 with a 9-yard touchdown run to end a nine-play, 80-yard drive with 3:49 before halftime.
LeBlanc added a 22-yard field goal midway through the third for a 16-point lead. Jay Pearson accounted for the lone score for the Panthers (3-9, 2-6) with a 2-yard touchdown run at the end of a 10-play, 75-yard drive that lasted nearly five-and-a-half minutes. The two-point conversion failed.
Tyler Wilson's 9-yard touchdown run with 11:04 left in the game capped the scoring.
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Game Information
Cookeville, TN
2025 Standings
| 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 |
| Southern Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Mercer | 8-0 | 9-3 |
| Western Carolina | 6-2 | 7-5 |
| East Tennessee State | 5-3 | 7-5 |
| Wofford | 5-3 | 6-6 |
| Chattanooga | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Furman | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| The Citadel | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Samford | 1-7 | 1-11 |
| VMI | 0-8 | 1-11 |
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