2007 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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2007 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 18
Record8–4 (7–1 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadium O'Brien Field
Seasons
←  2006
2008  →
2007 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 Eastern Kentucky $^  8 –0   9 –3  
No. 18 Eastern Illinois ^  7 –1   8 –4  
Austin Peay  5 –3   7 –4  
Jacksonville State  5 –3   6 –5  
Tennessee State  4 –3   5 –6  
Tennessee–Martin  4 –4   4 –7  
Samford  2 –6   4 –7  
Tennessee Tech  2 –6   4 –7  
Southeast Missouri State  1 –6   3 –8  
Murray State  1 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2007 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by 20th-year head coach Bob Spoo and played their home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with an 8–4 record overall and a 7–1 record in conference play. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Southern Illinois in the first round. [1] Eastern Illinois was ranked No. 18 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of NCAA Division I FCS teams. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30 Tennessee Tech No. 17
W 45–25 [3]
September 8at Purdue *No. 12
L 6–5252,504 [4]
September 15No. 17 Illinois State *No. 14
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL (rivalry)
L 21–249,028 [5]
September 22at Indiana State *No. 20
W 54–204,079 [6]
September 29at Southeast Missouri State No. 19
W 31–169,925 [7]
October 6 Eastern Kentucky No. 16
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 21–289,861 [8]
October 13at Murray State No. 24
W 27–245,843 [9]
October 20 Tennessee–Martin
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
W 29–238,151 [10]
October 27at Tennessee State
W 38–358,935 [11]
November 10at Jacksonville State No. 25
W 37–238,202 [12]
November 17 Samford No. 21
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
W 33–173,083 [13]
November 24at No. 4 Southern Illinois *No. 18
L 11–306,124 [14]

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The Eastern Illinois Panthers football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Eastern Illinois University located in the U.S. state of Illinois. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and is a member of the Big South–OVC Football Association. The school's first football team was fielded in 1899. The team plays its home games at the 10,000 seat O'Brien Field, which is named after former head coach Maynard O'Brien.

The 1981 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season, and completed the 80th season of Panther football. The Panthers were led by fourth-year head coach Darrell Mudra and played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois. Eastern Illinois finished the season with an overall record of 6–5 and shared the conference title with Northern Iowa and Western Illinois.

The 1970 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as an independent during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois. Led by sixth-year head coach Clyde Biggers, they compiled a 2–8 record.

The 1985 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Al Molde, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the GCAC. Eastern Illinois played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.

The 1988 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.

The 1990 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.

The 2001 Eastern Illinois Panthers represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Bob Spoo, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 9–2, winning the OVC title with a conference mark of 6–1. Eastern Illinois was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Northern Iowa. The Bobcats were ranked ninth in the final Sports Network poll.

The 2005 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Bob Spoo, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the OVC title. Eastern Illinois was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost Southern Illinois in the first round.

The 1968 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Eastern Illinois University in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Clyde Biggers, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the IIAC. The team played its home games at Lincoln Field in Charleston, Illinois.

The 1999 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Todd Berry, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the Gateway Football Conference title. Illinois State received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Redbirds defeated Colgate in the first round and Hofstra in the quarterfinals before losing to Georgia Southern in the semifinals. Illinois State was ranked No. 3 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of NCAA Division I-AA teams. The team played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

The 2006 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Denver Johnson, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the Gateway. Illinois State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, defeating Eastern Illinois in the first round before losing to Youngstown State in the quarterfinals. The team was ranked No 8 in The Sports Network's postseason NCAA Division I FCS rankings. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

The 2007 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Denver Johnson, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Gateway. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

The 2006 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by interim head coach Mark Hutson, as head coach Bob Spoo was unable to coach for medical reasons, and played their home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with an 8–5 record overall and a 7–1 mark in conference play, sharing the OVC title with Tennessee–Martin. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Illinois State in the first round. Eastern Illinois was ranked No. 15 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of NCAA Division I FCS teams.

The 2008 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by 21st-year head coach Bob Spoo and played their home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with an 5–7 record overall and a 3–5 record in conference play, placing sixth in the OVC.

The 2009 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by 22nd-year head coach Bob Spoo and played their home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with an 8–4 record overall and a 6–2 record in conference play, making them conference champions. The team received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Southern Illinois in the first round. Eastern Illinois was ranked No. 19 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of NCAA Division I FCS teams.

The 2007 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 12–2 record overall and a 5–1 record in conference play. The team received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs, where they defeated Eastern Illinois and UMass before losing to Delaware in the semifinals. Southern Illinois was ranked No. 3 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams.

The 1967 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Clyde Biggers and played their home games at Lincoln Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with a 2–6–1 record overall and a 1–2 record in conference play.

The 1964 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Ralph Kohl and played their home games at Lincoln Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with a 3–6 record overall and a 1–3 record in conference play.

The 1963 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Ralph Kohl and played their home games at Lincoln Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with a 2–7 record overall and a 1–3 record in conference play.

The 1962 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Ralph Kohl and played their home games at Lincoln Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with a 1–7 record overall and an 0–4 record in conference play.

References

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  9. ↑ "Eastern fends off Murray State upset attempt". Herald and Review . Associated Press. October 14, 2007. p. C5. Retrieved December 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Panthers escape with win over UT-Martin". The Paducah Sun . Associated Press. October 21, 2007. p. 4B. Retrieved December 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Organ, Mike (October 28, 2007). "Late field goal gives TSU untimely loss". The Tennessean . p. 10C. Retrieved December 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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  14. ↑ "Salukis' Hill tops Panthers". Chicago Tribune . Associated Press. November 25, 2007. p. 3:12. Retrieved December 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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