1993 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1993 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Record3–7–1 (2–3–1 GFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoy Wittke (4th season)
Home stadium O'Brien Stadium
Seasons
←  1992
1994  →
1993 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Northern Iowa $^ 5 –1 –08 –4 –0
Southwest Missouri State 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Western Illinois 4 –2 –04 –7 –0
Illinois State 2 –3 –16 –4 –1
Eastern Illinois 2 –3 –13 –7 –1
Indiana State 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Southern Illinois 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Murray State *
W 34–17 [1]
September 11at No. 4 McNeese State *
L 7–4919,579 [2]
September 18at Navy *
L 10–3122,069 [3]
September 25 Western Illinois
L 14–286,561 [4]
October 2 Indiana State
L 24–276,838 [5]
October 16at No. 9 Northern Iowa
L 7–1910,168 [6]
October 23 Illinois State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL (rivalry)
T 17–178,215 [7]
October 30 Southwest Missouri State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 35–133,141 [8]
November 6 Northwestern State *
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 26–34 [9]
November 13at No. 25 Western Kentucky *
L 14–283,527 [10]
November 20at Southern Illinois
W 42–351,500 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Thorne, High lead Panthers to victory". Daily Republican-Register. September 3, 1993. Retrieved January 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "McNeese State routs Eastern Illinois, 49–7". Herald and Review. September 12, 1993. Retrieved March 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Stramanak's three touchdowns lead Navy over E. Illinois, 31–10". The Baltimore Sun. September 19, 1993. Retrieved January 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Western tops EIU behind St. Sauver". The Pantagraph. September 26, 1993. Retrieved January 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "E. Illinois comes up empty-handed against Indiana State". The Indianapolis Star. October 3, 1993. Retrieved January 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Panthers prevail on late drive". Quad-City Times. October 17, 1993. Retrieved January 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Thorne's late pass gives EIU 17–17 tie". Herald and Review. October 24, 1993. Retrieved January 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Bears trip on Gateway doormat". The Springfield News-Leader. October 31, 1993. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Northwestern State Demons defeat Eastern Illinois, 34–26". Beauregard Daily News. November 7, 1993. Retrieved January 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Western tops Eastern Illinois 28–14". The Glasgow Daily Times. November 14, 1993. Retrieved January 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Weaner, Phil (November 21, 1993). "Fumble!". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1D. Retrieved January 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.
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