1996 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
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1996 Eastern Illinois Panthers football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 14–21 vs. Northern Iowa | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 16 |
Record | 8–4 (6–2 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Roy Wittke (7th season) |
Home stadium | O'Brien Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Murray State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Eastern Illinois ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeast Missouri State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee–Martin | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1996 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Bob Spoo, the Panthers compiled and overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the OVC. Eastern Illinois was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Northern Iowa in the first round.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 29 | at Western Michigan* | No. 25 | W 28–20 | |||
September 7 | No. 2 (D-II) Pittsburg State* | No. 24 | W 41–31 | |||
September 14 | Indiana State* | No. 17 |
| W 35–16 | ||
September 28 | at Tennessee–Martin | No. 9 | W 38–0 | |||
October 12 | Western Illinois* | No. 7 |
| L 7–10 | 10,133 | [1] |
October 19 | No. 8 Murray State | No. 14 |
| L 28–35 | ||
October 26 | at Tennessee Tech | No. 18 | W 35–27 | |||
November 2 | at Austin Peay | No. 17 | W 42–7 | |||
November 9 | at Southeast Missouri State | No. 17 | W 41–21 | |||
November 16 | at Middle Tennessee | No. 14 | L 24–31 | |||
November 23 | Eastern Kentucky | No. 19 |
| W 45–21 | ||
November 30 | at No. 3 Northern Iowa* | No. 16 | L 14–21 | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Western Illinois hands Eastern Illinois defeat". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. October 13, 1996. p. F5. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.