1988 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1988 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
1988 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 15–17
October 29at Southwest Missouri State
L 21–41
November 5No. 5 Western Kentucky *
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 6–0
November 12No. 15 Boise State *
L 7–1212,871 [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Eastern blows past Southern". Herald and Review . October 9, 1988. p. B2. Retrieved January 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Carlson, Chuck (October 16, 1988). "Turnovers devastate Eastern". Herald and Review . p. B5. Retrieved November 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Boise St. 12, E. Illinois 7". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 13, 1988. p. 5B.
  4. ↑ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.
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