1989 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1989 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record9–4 (4–2 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadium O'Brien Stadium
Seasons
←  1988
1990  →
1989 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Southwest Missouri State $^ 5 –1 –010 –3 –0
No. 15 Eastern Illinois ^ 4 –2 –09 –4 –0
No. 20 Northern Iowa 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Illinois State 4 –2 –05 –6 –0
Indiana State 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Western Illinois 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Southern Illinois 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Austin Peay *
W 36–0
September 9 Northwestern State *No. T–6
W 20–105,103 [1]
September 16at Southern Illinois
L 17–2010,000 [2]
September 23 Indiana State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 21–7
September 30 Illinois State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 14–13
October 7at Liberty *No. 19
L 7–9 [3]
October 14 Akron *No. T–20
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 21–17
October 21 Western Illinois No. 19
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 31–5
October 28at Northern Iowa No. 13
L 28–31
November 11No. 5 Southwest Missouri State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 16–1510,128 [4]
November 18at No. 15 Western Kentucky *No. 18
W 10–7
November 25at No. T–4 Idaho *No. 15
W 10–76,025
December 2at No. 6 Montana *No. 15
L 19–25

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References

  1. ↑ "Eastern pulls off surprise". Herald and Review. September 10, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Weaner, Phil (September 17, 1989). "SIU wins first". The Southern Illinoisan . p. D29. Retrieved January 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "LU tops E. Illinois in final minute". The News & Daily Advance. October 8, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Late FG try fails as Bears fall to Eastern Illinois". The Kansas City Star. November 12, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.
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