1994 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

1994 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Record	6–5 (4–2 Gateway)
Head coach	Bob Spoo (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Roy Wittke (5th season)
Home stadium	O'Brien Stadium
Seasons ←  1993 1995  →

1994 Gateway Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Northern Iowa $^	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 24 Western Illinois	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Eastern Illinois	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Illinois State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Indiana State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Southwest Missouri State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Murray State *	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 15–31	5,320	[1]
September 10	at UTEP *	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 20–22	28,229	[2]
September 17	Lock Haven *	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 45–10	4,712	[3]
September 24	at Northern Illinois *	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 17–49	11,464	[4]
October 1	at Southwest Missouri State	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 38–21	7,466	[5]
October 8	No. 11 Northern Iowa	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 7–19	3,371	[6]
October 22	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 13–23	4,250	[7]
October 29	Indiana State	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 30–21	8,734	[8]
November 5	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL (rivalry)	W 16–13	1,517	[9]
November 12	Western Kentucky *	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 28–20	1,003	[10]
November 19	Southern Illinois	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 24–3	1,431	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Nutt, Racers get sweet reveenge; pound EIU". The Paducah Sun. September 2, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Texas–El Paso repels Eastern Illinois 22–20". Austin American-Statesman. September 11, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Eastern Illinois routs Lock Haven, 45–10". Centre Daily Times. September 18, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Northern Illinois routs Eastern, 49–17". Herald and Review. September 25, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "SMS: It's not a pretty sight". The Springfield News-Leader. October 2, 1994. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Panthers make big splash at E. Illinois". The Courier. October 9, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Western 23, Eastern 13". The Pantagraph. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Quarterback sub comes in to sink Indiana State". The Indianapolis Star. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Field goals, turnovers give EIU win over Redbirds". The Dispatch. November 6, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Western ends year on 28–20 sour note". The Courier-Journal. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. Weaner, Phil (November 20, 1994). "Thankfully, mercifully... Salukis' misery ends". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1C. Retrieved January 18, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
12. "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.