1994 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1994 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Record6–5 (4–2 GFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoy Wittke (5th season)
Home stadium O'Brien Stadium
Seasons
←  1993
1995  →
1994 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Northern Iowa $^ 6 –0 –08 –4 –0
No. 24 Western Illinois 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Eastern Illinois 4 –2 –06 –5 –0
Illinois State 3 –3 –05 –5 –1
Indiana State 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Southwest Missouri State 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Southern Illinois 0 –6 –01 –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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1 Murray State *
L 15–315,320 [1]
September 10at UTEP *
L 20–2228,229 [2]
September 17 Lock Haven *
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 45–104,712 [3]
September 24at Northern Illinois *
L 17–4911,464 [4]
October 1at Southwest Missouri State
W 38–217,466 [5]
October 8No. 11 Northern Iowa
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 7–193,371 [6]
October 22at Western Illinois
L 13–234,250 [7]
October 29 Indiana State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 30–218,734 [8]
November 5at Illinois State
W 16–131,517 [9]
November 12 Western Kentucky *
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 28–201,003 [10]
November 19 Southern Illinois
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 24–31,431 [11]

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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.
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