CFB

Lindenwood 20, at Eastern Illinois 13

Saturday, October 17, 2026 · Final · Championship Subdivision

Championship Subdivision 1 2 3 4 PTS

Lindenwood Lions

5-4 · W4 · #172 (1137 ELO +37)

3 7 3 7 20

Eastern Illinois Panthers

3-7 · L1 · #227 (918 ELO -37)

0 7 6 0 13

O'Brien Field · Charleston, IL

Attendance: 1,645

Lindenwood Rallies Past Eastern Illinois Behind Pops Battle

CHARLESTON, Ill. (Interstat) — Pops Battle ran for a fourth-quarter touchdown and Lindenwood made a late lead stand in a 20-13 victory over Eastern Illinois in an NCAA Football Championship Division game on Saturday at O’Brien Field. The Lions improved to 2-4. The Panthers fell to 2-5. Battle was Lindenwood’s top star, completing 26 of 34 passes for 230 yards and running seven times for 27 yards and one touchdown. The quarterback from St. Louis completed passes to nine different receivers and helped the Lions finish the game with the decisive scoring drive. Lindenwood opened the scoring with Will Graham’s… Read more...

Top Statlines

Cole LaCrue EIU 24/15-203yd 8run-26yd 1tck 2td
Pops Battle LIND 34/26-230yd 7run-27yd 1td
Charles Kellom EIU 10run-19yd 3rec-26yd

Forecasting

ELO Probability LIND 55.2%

Projected Score LIND 34 EIU 32