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Eastern Illinois

latest conference era: OVC

Loaded Seasons12
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2023 | +10.5
Best Finish#162 in 2015
2026 Season PageCurrent RankingsHistory Hub
Program Explorer

Program Arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +10.5 PWR -4.3 2016: 6-5, margin -16, power -1.0, resume 44 / 100, final rank #1692017: 6-5, margin -92, power -3.1, resume 22 / 100, final rank #1992018: 3-8, margin -88, power -2.3, resume 19 / 100, final rank #1982019: 1-11, margin -187, power -4.3, resume 7 / 100, final rank #2282021: 1-10, margin -152, power -0.4, resume 14 / 100, final rank #2452022: 2-9, margin -98, power +6.2, resume 28 / 100, final rank #2662023: 8-3, margin +43, power +10.5, resume 79 / 100, final rank #1962024: 3-9, margin -169, power +7.8, resume 66 / 100, final rank #2532025: 3-9, margin -140, power +6.5, resume 27 / 100, final rank #2622026: 1-2, margin -45, power +8.0, resume 61 / 100, final rank #278 2016: 6-5, margin -16, power -1.0, resume 44 / 100, final rank #169-1.02017: 6-5, margin -92, power -3.1, resume 22 / 100, final rank #199-3.12018: 3-8, margin -88, power -2.3, resume 19 / 100, final rank #198-2.32019: 1-11, margin -187, power -4.3, resume 7 / 100, final rank #228-4.32021: 1-10, margin -152, power -0.4, resume 14 / 100, final rank #245-0.42022: 2-9, margin -98, power +6.2, resume 28 / 100, final rank #266+6.22023: 8-3, margin +43, power +10.5, resume 79 / 100, final rank #196+10.52024: 3-9, margin -169, power +7.8, resume 66 / 100, final rank #253+7.82025: 3-9, margin -140, power +6.5, resume 27 / 100, final rank #262+6.52026: 1-2, margin -45, power +8.0, resume 61 / 100, final rank #278+8.0 20166-520176-520183-820191-1120211-1020222-920238-320243-920253-920261-2

Historical Snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 12

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +8.3

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline -0.2

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 2.5

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2023 | +10.5

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Since 2023

This is the program's best power season since 2023.

Best Resume Since Since 2024

This is the program's best resume season since 2024.

Best Finish 2015 | #162

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2023 | 79 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #3 | Power #2

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 83th | Power 92th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2023 | 8-3

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current Context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #237 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 1-2
Program baseline +8.3 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 2.5 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program Signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2023 Season

Ended at power +10.5, record 8-3, and final loaded-board rank #196.

Best Loaded Resume

2023 Season

Resume 79 / 100 with 8 wins and a 73% win rate.

Year-Over-Year Swing

+1.5 power

From 2025 to 2026, the program moved from +6.5 to +8.0.

Best Record

8-3

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2023, with a margin of +43.

Best Resume Season

2023 | 79 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season in the loaded archive for this program.

Latest Vs. Standard

-0.2

Positive means the latest season closed above the program's recent baseline. Negative means it finished below the standard.

Season Explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

12 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 OVCFCS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 1-2 #278 +8.0 61 -45 Open season page
2025 OVC-Big SouthFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 3-9 #262 +6.5 27 -140 Program view
2024 Big South-OVCFCS In rangeA season that landed inside the normal historical band. 3-9 #253 +7.8 66 -169 Program view
2023 Big South-OVCFCS Peak powerStrongest loaded closing power for the program. 8-3 #196 +10.5 79 +43 Program view
2022 OVCFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 2-9 #266 +6.2 28 -98 Program view
2021 OVCFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 1-10 #245 -0.4 14 -152 Program view
2019 OVCFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 1-11 #228 -4.3 7 -187 Program view
2018 OVCFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 3-8 #198 -2.3 19 -88 Program view
2017 OVCFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 6-5 #199 -3.1 22 -92 Program view
2016 OVCFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 6-5 #169 -1.0 44 -16 Program view
2015 OVCFCS Best finishHighest loaded final board finish. 7-5 #162 -0.7 39 -36 Program view
2014 OVCFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 5-7 #170 -0.2 38 +69 Program view