Minnesota opens the season at home against FCS foe Eastern Illinois

Eastern Illinois (1-0) at Minnesota (0-0), Thursday, 8 p.m. ET How to watch: Peacock Key Stats Eastern Illinois (2025) Overall offense: 298.3 yards per game (109th in FCS) Passing: 164.9 yards per game (106th in FCS) Rushing: 133.4 yards per game (85th in FCS) Scoring: 17.5 points per game (109th in FCS) Overall defense: 388.7 (75th in FCS) Passing: 234.0 (82nd in FCS) Rushing: 154.7 (60th in FCS) Scoring: 29.2 (83rd in FCS) Minnesota (2025) Overall offense: 293.2 (129th in FBS) Passing: 189.9 (102nd in FBS) Rushing: 103.2 (128th in FBS) Scoring: 23.0 (101st in FBS) Overall defense: 331.6 (34th in FBS) Passing: 210.5 (51st in FBS) Rushing: 121.1 (27th in FBS) Scoring: 22.9 (50th in FBS) Team Leaders Eastern Illinois (2026) Passing: Cole LaCrue, 101 yards, 1 TD, 0 Ints, 61.1 completion percentage Rushing: Charles Kellem, 171 yards, 3 TDs Receiving: Samuel Gonzalez, 50 yards, 0 TDs Minnesota (2025) Passing: Drake Lindsey 2,382 yards, 18 TDs, 6 Ints, 63.2 completion percentage Rushing: Darius Taylor, 670 yards, 4 TDs Receiving: Javon Tracy, 454 yards, 6 TDs Last game Eastern Illinois beat Murray State 28-14 in the season opener on Thursday. Minnesota beat New Mexico 20-17 in the Rate Bowl to finish the 2025 season with an 8-5 record. Next game Eastern Illinois hosts Indiana State on Sept. 12. Minnesota hosts Mississippi State on Sept. 12. ------ Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here, visit the Top 25 here and see AP’s full college football coverage here.