2013 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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2013 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Eastern Illinois Panthers wodmark 2000-2015.png
OVC champion
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 4
FCS CoachesNo. 4
Record12–2 (8–0 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Kim McCloud (2nd season)
Home stadium O'Brien Field
Seasons
←  2012
2014  →
2013 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Eastern Illinois $^  8 –0   12 –2  
No. 17 Tennessee State ^  6 –2   10 –4  
No. 10 Jacksonville State ^  5 –3   11 –4  
UT Martin  5 –3   7 –5  
Eastern Kentucky  4 –4   6 –6  
Murray State  4 –4   6 –6  
Tennessee Tech  2 –6   5 –7  
Southeast Missouri State  2 –6   3 –9  
Austin Peay  0 –8   0 –12  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Dino Babers in his second and final season as head coach, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 12–2 overall with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the OVC title for the second consecutive season. Eastern Illinois earned the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Panthers defeated Tennessee State in the second round before losing to Towson in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.

Contents

On December 18, Babers resigned to become the head football coach at Bowling Green State University.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 pmat San Diego State *No. 21
MWNW 40–1942,978
September 76:00 pmat Southern Illinois *No. 14
W 40–37 2OT10,038
September 146:00 pmNo. 18 Illinois State *No. 9
 WEIU W 57–2410,741
September 217:00 pmat Northern Illinois *No. 8
 ESPN3 L 39–4323,595
September 281:30 pm Eastern Kentucky No. 8
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
ESPN3W 42–711,469
October 126:00 pmat Austin Peay No. 5
 OVCDN W 63–75,501
October 191:30 pm Southeast Missouri State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 3
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUW 55–3311,569
October 264:00 pmat No. 21 Tennessee State No. 2
OVCDNW 34–1622,157
November 212:00 pm Tennessee Tech No. 2
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUW 56–216,939
November 912:00 pmat Murray State No. 2
OVCDNW 37–173,119
November 1612:00 pmNo. 22 Jacksonville State No. 2
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
ESPN3W 52–146,693
November 231:00 pmat UT Martin No. 2
ESPN3W 70–223,167
December 71:00 pmNo. 19 Tennessee State*No. 2
ESPN3W 51–104,825
December 137:00 pmNo. 5 Towson *No. 2
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
 ESPN2 L 39–493,850

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Game summaries

San Diego State

1234Total
•#21 (FCS) Panthers71271440
Aztecs1333019
Scoring summary
112:57SDSU41-yard field goal by Wes FeerSDSU 3–0
111:14EIUErik Lora 37-yard touchdown reception from Jimmy Garoppolo, Cameron Berra kick goodEIU 7–3
19:11SDSUColin Lockett 48-yard touchdown run, Feer kick goodSDSU 10–7
14:25SDSU35-yard field goal by FeerSDSU 13–7
213:43EIULora 4-yard touchdown reception from Garoppolo, Berra kick no goodTied 13–13
23:22EIUKeiondre Gober 62-yard touchdown reception from Garoppolo, Berra kick blockedEIU 19–13
2:16SDSU22-yard field goal by FeerEIU 19–16
310:57SDSU38-yard field goal by FeerTied 19–19
37:36EIUTaylor Duncan 2-yard touchdown run, Berra kick goodEIU 26–19
413:43EIUPunt returned 60 yards for touchdown by Shephard Little, Berra kick goodEIU 33–19
44:30EIUDuncan 45-yard touchdown run, Berra kick goodEIU 40–19

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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  1. ↑ "Cumulative Season Statistics". Eastern Illinois Athletics. December 14, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
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