
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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MURR | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 48 |
EIU | 7 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 41 |

Penick's late TD run pushes Murray State past EIU 48-41
CHARLESTON, Ill. -- D.J. Penick ran for 180 yards and three touchdowns, including a 2-yard score with 26 seconds remaining, to lift Murray State to a 48-41 victory over Eastern Illinois on Saturday night.
Murray State (2-3, 2-0 Ohio Valley Conference) had 658 yards of offense while Eastern Illinois (1-5, 1-2) put up 643.
Jamal Scott's 35-yard touchdown run tied it for Eastern Illinois, 41-41, with 3:07 to play. The Racers answered with an eight-play, 75-yard drive highlighted by a 37-yard run from Rodney Castille and capped by Penick's game-winning touchdown burst.
Castille finished with 142 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Drew Anderson added another 79 yards rushing and a touchdown for Murray State and was 21 of 36 for 209 yards passing with a touchdown and interception.
Johnathan Brantley was 28-of-42 passing for 328 yards and threw three touchdown passes for Eastern Illinois. Scott ran for 115 yards and a score. Alexander Hollins had 10 catches for 132 yards and two touchdowns.
Game Information
2025 Missouri Valley Football Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Illinois State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Indiana State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Murray State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
North Dakota | 0-0 | 0-0 |
North Dakota State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Northern Iowa | 0-0 | 0-0 |
South Dakota | 0-0 | 0-0 |
South Dakota State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Southern Illinois | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Youngstown State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2025 Big South-OVC Association Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Charleston Southern | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Eastern Illinois | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Gardner-Webb | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Lindenwood | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Southeast Missouri State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Tennessee State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Tennessee Tech | 0-0 | 0-0 |
UT Martin | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Western Illinois | 0-0 | 0-0 |