1997 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1997 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 16
Record8–3 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoy Wittke (8th season)
Home stadium O'Brien Stadium
Seasons
←  1996
1998  →
1997 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 19 Eastern Kentucky $^  7 –0   8 –4  
No. 16 Eastern Illinois  5 –2   8 –3  
Murray State  5 –2   7 –4  
Tennessee Tech  4 –3   6 –5  
Tennessee State  4 –3   4 –7  
Middle Tennessee  2 –5   4 –6  
Southeast Missouri State  1 –6   4 –7  
Tennessee–Martin  0 –7   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Eastern Illinois Panthers represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
August 28at Western Illinois *
L 0–41 [1]
September 6 UT Martin
W 42–6
September 13 Saint Joseph's (IN) *
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 41–20
September 20at Illinois State *
W 25–14
September 27at Tennessee Tech
W 10–7
October 4at Southeast Missouri State
W 32–7
October 18 Middle Tennessee
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 30–17
October 25 Austin Peay *
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 42–14
November 1at Indiana State *
W 21–14
November 8at Murray State
L 17–24
November 22at Eastern Kentucky
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 7–49
  • *Non-conference game

[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Western Illinois tops Eastern in opener". The Pantagraph . Associated Press. August 29, 1997. p. B4. Retrieved November 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.
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