1988 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1988 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadium O'Brien Stadium
Seasons
  1987
1989  
1988 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Western Illinois $^ 6 0 010 2 0
Southwest Missouri State 4 2 05 5 0
Indiana State 4 2 05 6 0
Northern Iowa 3 3 05 6 0
Eastern Illinois 2 4 05 6 0
Southern Illinois 2 4 04 7 0
Illinois State 0 6 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Illinois State W 16–7
September 10 Austin Peay *W 44–0
September 17 Liberty *
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 28–27
September 24 Youngstown State *No. T–13
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 13–33
October 1at Indiana State L 12–24
October 8 Southern Illinois
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 34–39,415 [1]
October 15at No. 2 Western Illinois L 8–459,680 [2]
October 22 Northern Iowa
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 15–179,677
October 29at Southwest Missouri State L 21–41 [3]
November 5No. 5 Western Kentucky *
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 6–0
November 12No. 15 Boise State *L 7–1212,871 [4]

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References

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  4. "Boise St. 12, E. Illinois 7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 13, 1988. p. 5B.
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