1991 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1991 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 GCAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoy Wittke (2nd season)
Home stadium O'Brien Stadium
Seasons
←  1990
1992  →
1991 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 5 –1 –011 –2 –0
No. 14 Western Illinois ^ 4 –2 –07 –4 –1
Southern Illinois 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Southwest Missouri State 3 –3 –06 –4 –1
Indiana State 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Eastern Illinois 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Illinois State 1 –5 –05 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bob Spoo, the Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois. Eastern Illinois finished the season with on overall record of 4–7 and a conference mark of 2–4, tying for fifth place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31 Lock Haven *
W 62–164,018 [1]
September 71:00 p.m.at Iowa State *
L 13–4241,680 [2]
September 14 Eastern Washington *
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 31–125,822 [3]
September 21at Murray State *
L 27–284,174 [4]
October 5 Western Illinois
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 15–164,208 [5]
October 12at Indiana State
L 15–164,472 [6]
October 19 Illinois State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL (rivalry)
W 37–288,421 [7]
November 2at Southern Illinois
L 30–316,500 [8]
November 9at Western Kentucky *
L 26–284,124 [9]
November 16 Southwest Missouri State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 35–299,131 [10]
November 231:30 p.m.at No. 4 Northern Iowa
L 17–186,914 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Eastern Illinois 62, Lock Haven St. 16". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . September 1, 1991 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. ↑ "Iowa State 42, Eastern Illinois 13". The Des Moines Register . September 8, 1991 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. ↑ "Thorne Helps E. Illinois Needle E. Washington". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . September 15, 1991 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. ↑ "Murray State....... 28 E. Illinois............ 27". Southern Illinoisan . September 22, 1991 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. ↑ Lampe, Jeff (October 6, 1991). "Eastern stumbles after blocked conversions". Herald and Review . p. D3. Retrieved November 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Hennelly's debut a hit at Indiana State". The Indianapolis Star. October 13, 1991. Retrieved January 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Breaks finally go Eastern's way". Herald and Review. October 20, 1991. Retrieved January 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "SIU victory keeps league crown in sight". The Belleville News-Democrat. November 3, 1991. Retrieved January 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Toppers block kick, kick habit". The Park City Daily News. November 10, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Bears blow chance at playoffs". The Springfield News-Leader. November 17, 1991. Retrieved July 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Panthers slip past Eastern". The Waterloo Courier. November 24, 1991. Retrieved January 14, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
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