1987 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1987 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadium O'Brien Stadium
Seasons
←  1986
1988  →
1987 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 6 –0 –010 –4 –0
Western Illinois 5 –1 –07 –4 –0
Eastern Illinois 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
SW Missouri State 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Indiana State 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Southern Illinois 2 –4 –03 –8 –0
Illinois State 0 –6 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois. Led by first-year head coach Bob Spoo, Eastern Illinois compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for third in the GCAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at San Jose State *
L 3–24 [1]
September 12at Northeast Missouri State *
W 16–10 [2]
September 19No. T–14 Illinois State
W 15–9 [3]
September 26at Liberty *
W 17–146,100 [4]
October 3at Akron *No. 14
L 10–24
October 10No. 13 Western Illinois
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 12–21
October 17 Indiana State
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
W 20–14
October 24 Southwest Missouri State
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
W 7–3
October 31at No. 10 Northern Iowa
L 17–1913,203
November 7 Southern Illinois
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 27–3211,485
November 14at No. 14 Western Kentucky *
L 15–308,000

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References

  1. ↑ "San Jose State 24, Eastern Illinois 3". The Palm Beach Post . September 6, 1987 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. ↑ "Ehmke boots Eastern". Herald and Review . September 13, 1987 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. ↑ "QB sparks Eastern past Illinois State". Southern Illinoisan . September 20, 1987 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. ↑ "Eastern nips Liberty, 17–14". Herald and Review. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
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