Eastern Illinois Panthers football

Eastern Illinois Panthers
2017 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
First season 1899
Athletic director Tom Michael
Head coach Kim Dameron
4th season, 18–17 (.514)
Stadium O'Brien Stadium
(Capacity: 10,000)
Field surface Artificial Turf
Location Charleston, Illinois
NCAA division Division I FCS
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
All-time record 548–522–42 (.512)
Bowl record 0–1 (.000)
Playoff appearances 16
1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015 (Div. I FCS)
2
1978, 1980 (Div. II)
Playoff record 4-16 (Div. I FCS)
5–1 (Div. II)
Claimed nat'l titles 1 (1978) NCAA Division II
Conference titles 19
1912, 1913, 1914, 1928, 1948, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013
Rivalries Illinois State Redbirds
Western Illinois Leathernecks
Indiana State Sycamores
Consensus All-Americans 79
Colors Blue and Gray[1]
         
Fight song Eastern State March
Mascot Billy the Panther
Outfitter Adidas
Website eiupanthers.com
For information on all Eastern Illinois University sports, see Eastern Illinois Panthers

The Eastern Illinois Panthers football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Eastern Illinois University located in the U.S. state of Illinois. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Ohio Valley Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1899. The team plays its home games at the 10,000 seat O'Brien Stadium. The record attendance for O'Brien field was 12,600 on November 9, 1980 vs. Northern Iowa. The all-time record at O'Brien Stadium is 173-85-3 as of the end of the 2016 football season.

History

1899 Eastern Illinois University football team. The very first football team at Eastern Illinois University.

Classifications

Conference memberships

Record Book

Year[2] Coach Overall W-L-T Conference Standing
1899 Otis Caldwell 0-2-0 Independent N/A
1900 Otis Caldwell 3-3-0 Independent N/A
1901 Otis Caldwell 6-0-3 Independent N/A
1902 Thornton Smallwood 2-4-0 Independent N/A
1903 Thomas Briggs 4-3-2 Independent N/A
1904 Joseph Brown 6-1-1 Independent N/A
1905 Joseph Brown 2-5-1 Independent N/A
1906 Joseph Brown 3-1-1 Independent N/A
1907 Joseph Brown 3-1-3 Independent N/A
1908 Joseph Brown 6-2-1 Independent N/A
1909 Joseph Brown 0-3-0 Independent N/A
1910 Harold Railsback 2-3-1 Independent N/A
1911 Charles Lantz 4-2-0 Independent N/A
1912 Charles Lantz 6-1-0 IIAC 1st of 12 (4-0-0)
1913 Charles Lantz 6-2-0 IIAC 1st of 15 (5-1-0)
1914 Charles Lantz 8-0-1 IIAC 1st of 15 (5-0-1)
1915 Charles Lantz 4-3-1 IIAC 4th of 18 (3-1-1)
1916 Charles Lantz 4-3-0 IIAC 7th of 19 (4-3-0)
1917 Charles Lantz 4-1-1 IIAC 4th of 18 (4-1-1)
1918 No Games Played N/A N/A N/A
1919 Charles Lantz 3-5-1 IIAC 14th of 19 (2-4-1)
1920 Charles Lantz 2-3-0 IIAC 14th of 21 (1-3-0)
1921 Charles Lantz 2-5-1 IIAC 18th of 23 (1-5-1)
1922 Charles Lantz 4-0-2 IIAC 3rd of 23 (3-0-2)
1923 Charles Lantz 4-2-2 IIAC 9th of 23 (3-2-2)
1924 Charles Lantz 6-2-0 IIAC 4th of 22 (5-1-0)
1925 Charles Lantz 4-3-1 IIAC 5th of 22 (3-1-0)
1926 Charles Lantz 3-5-1 IIAC 9th of 19 (2-2-0)
1927 Charles Lantz 5-2-0 IIAC 7th of 16 (2-1-0)
1928 Charles Lantz 7-1-0 IIAC 1st of 22 (5-1-0)
1929 Charles Lantz 6-1-0 IIAC 3rd of 23 (5-1-0)
1930 Charles Lantz 6-1-1 IIAC 5th of 22 (5-1-1)
1931 Charles Lantz 3-4-0 IIAC 14th of 22 (2-3-0)
1932 Charles Lantz 1-7-0 IIAC 19th of 21 (0-6-0)
1933 Charles Lantz 1-8-0 IIAC 17th of 21 (1-5-0)
1934 Charles Lantz 3-4-0 IIAC 14th of 20 (1-4-0)
1935 Winfield Angus 1-7-0 IIAC 18th of 20 (0-5-0)
1936 Gilbert Carson 4-4-0 IIAC 14th of 21 (2-4-0)
1937 Gilbert Carson 3-4-1 IIAC 18th of 21 (1-4-1)
1938 Harold Ave 5-3-0 IIAC 5th of 8 (1-3-0)
1939 Gilbert Carson 4-3-1 IIAC 4th of 5 (1-2-1)
1940 Gilbert Carson 6-1-1 IIAC 2nd of 5 (3-0-1)
1941 Gilbert Carson 0-7-0 IIAC 5th of 5 (0-4-0)
1942 Clayton Miller 1-6-0 IIAC 5th of 5 (0-4-0)
1943 No Games Played N/A N/A N/A
1944 Charles Lantz 1-3-0 IIAC 4th of 5 (1-2-0)
1945 James Goff 2-3-2 IIAC 4th of 5 (1-1-2)
1946 Maynard O'Brien 2-6-0 IIAC 4th of 5 (1-3-0)
1947 Maynard O'Brien 2-6-0 IIAC 3rd of 5 (2-2-0)
1948 Maynard O'Brien 7-3-0 IIAC 1st of 5 (4-0-0)
1949 Maynard O'Brien 3-5-0 IIAC 3rd of 5 (2-2-0)
1950 Maynard O'Brien 5-3-0 IIAC 3rd of 7 (2-2-0)
1951 Rex Darling 4-2-2 IIAC 4th of 7 (2-2-2)
1952 Maynard O'Brien 2-7-0 IIAC 7th of 7 (1-5-0)
1953 Maynard O'Brien 1-8-0 IIAC 7th of 7 (0-6-0)
1954 Maynard O'Brien 2-6-1 IIAC 5th of 7 (1-4-1)
1955 Maynard O'Brien 3-6-0 IIAC 6th of 7 (1-5-0)
1956 Keith Smith 2-7-0 IIAC 6th of 7 (1-4-0)
1957 Ralph Kohl 0-8-0 IIAC 7th of 7 (0-6-0)
1958 Ralph Kohl 2-6-0 IIAC 7th of 7 (1-5-0)
1959 Ralph Kohl 3-5-1 IIAC 5th of 7 (1-4-1)
1960 Ralph Kohl 2-7-0 IIAC 6th of 7 (1-5-0)
1961 Ralph Kohl 4-3-1 IIAC 4th of 7 (3-2-1)
1962 Ralph Kohl 1-7-0 IIAC 5th of 5 (0-5-0)
1963 Ralph Kohl 2-7-0 IIAC 4th of 5 (1-3-0)
1964 Ralph Kohl 3-6-0 IIAC 4th of 5 (1-3-0)
1965 Clyde Biggers 3-5-0 IIAC 4th of 5 (1-3-0)
1966 Clyde Biggers 1-6-1 IIAC 2nd of 4 (1-1-1)
1967 Clyde Biggers 2-6-1 IIAC 3rd of 4 (1-2-0)
1968 Clyde Biggers 4-5-0 IIAC 3rd of 4 (1-2-0)
1969 Clyde Biggers 2-7-0 IIAC 4th of 4 (0-3-0)
1970 Clyde Biggers 2-8-0 Independent N/A
1971 Clyde Biggers 4-6-0 Independent N/A
1972 Jack Dean 1-9-0 Independent N/A
1973 Jack Dean 2-9-0 Independent N/A
1974 Jack Dean 3-6-1 Independent N/A
1975 John Konstantinos 3-5-2 Independent N/A
1976 John Konstantinos 5-6-0 Independent N/A
1977 John Konstantinos 1-10-0 Independent N/A
1978 Darrell Mudra 12-2-0 MCC 3rd of 6 (3-2-0)
1979 Darrell Mudra 7-4-0 MCC 4th of 6 (1-4-0)
1980 Darrell Mudra 11-3-0 MCC 1st of 5 (4-0-0)
1981 Darrell Mudra 6-5-0 MCC 1st of 4 (2-1-0)
1982 Darrell Mudra 11-1-1 MCC 1st of 4 (2-0-1)
1983 Al Molde 9-3-0 MCC 1st of 4 (3-0-0)
1984 Al Molde 6-5-0 MCC 1st of 4 (2-1-0)
1985 Al Molde 6-5-0 MVFC 3rd of 6 (2-3-0)
1986 Al Molde 11-2-0 MVFC 1st of 7 (5-1-0)
1987 Bob Spoo 5-6-0 MVFC 3rd of 7 (3-3-0)
1988 Bob Spoo 5-6-0 MVFC 5th of 7 (2-4-0)
1989 Bob Spoo 9-4-0 MVFC 2nd of 7 (4-2-0)
1990 Bob Spoo 5-6-0 MVFC 3rd of 7 (3-3-0)
1991 Bob Spoo 4-7-0 MVFC 6th of 7 (2-4-0)
1992 Bob Spoo 5-6-0 MVFC 4th of 7 (2-4-0)
1993 Bob Spoo 3-7-1 MVFC 5th of 7 (2-3-1)
1994 Bob Spoo 6-5-0 MVFC 3rd of 7 (4-2-0)
1995 Bob Spoo 10-2-0 MVFC 1st of 7 (5-1-0)
1996 Bob Spoo 8-4-0 OVC 2nd of 9 (6-2-0)
1997 Bob Spoo 8-3-0 OVC 2nd of 8 (5-2-0)
1998 Bob Spoo 6-5-0 OVC 4th of 8 (4-3-0)
1999 Bob Spoo 2-10-0 OVC 7th of 8 (2-5-0)
2000 Bob Spoo 8-4-0 OVC 2nd of 8 (6-1-0)
2001 Bob Spoo 9-2-0 OVC 1st of 7 (6-0-0)
2002 Bob Spoo 8-4-0 OVC 1st of 7 (5-1-0)
2003 Bob Spoo 4-8-0 OVC 6th of 9 (3-5-0)
2004 Bob Spoo 5-6-0 OVC 4th of 9 (4-4-0)
2005 Bob Spoo 9-3-0 OVC 1st of 9 (8-0-0)
2006 Mark Hutson 8-5-0 OVC 1st of 9 (7-1-0)
2007 Bob Spoo 8-4-0 OVC 2nd of 10 (7-1-0)
2008 Bob Spoo 5-7-0 OVC 6th of 9 (3-5-0)
2009 Bob Spoo 8-4-0 OVC 1st of 9 (6-2-0)
2010 Bob Spoo 2-9-0 OVC 7th of 9 (2-6-0)
2011 Bob Spoo 2-9-0 OVC 9th of 9 (1-7-0)
2012 Dino Babers 7-5-0 OVC 1st of 9 (6-1-0)
2013 Dino Babers 12-2-0 OVC 1st of 9 (8-0-0)
2014 Kim Dameron 5-7-0 OVC 3rd of 9 (5-3-0)
2015 Kim Dameron 7-5-0 OVC 2nd of 9 (7-1-0)
2016 Kim Dameron 6-5-0 OVC 5th of 9 (4-4-0)
Totals 116 Years
24 Coaches		 548-522-42

Championships

To date, Eastern Illinois has made two appearances in the Division II National Championship Game:

Year NCAA Division Coach Record Game Opponent PF PA Location
1978 Division II Darrell Mudra 12–2-0 National Championship Delaware 10 9 Longview, TX
1980 Division II Darrell Mudra 11-3-0 National Championship Cal Poly 13 21 Albuquerque, NM
Total National Championships 1

Conference championships

Playoffs and Bowls

I-AA/FCS Playoffs

Year First Round Home Team First Round Away Team Quarterfinal Home Quarterfinal Away
1982 OT Eastern Illinois 16 Jackson Tigers 13 Tennessee State20Eastern Illinois 19
1983 2OT Indiana State 16 Eastern Illinois 13
1986 Eastern Illinois 28 Murray State 21 Eastern Illinois 22 Eastern Kentucky 24
1989 Idaho 21 Eastern Illinois 38 Montana 25Eastern Illinois 19
1995 Stephen F. Austin 34 Eastern Illinois 29
1996 Northern Iowa 21 Eastern Illinois 14
2000 Montana 45 Eastern Illinois 13
2001 Eastern Illinois 43 Northern Iowa 49
2002 Western Illinois 48 Eastern Illinois 9
2005 Eastern Illinois 6 Southern Illinois 21
2006 Eastern Illinois 13 Illinois State 24
2007 Southern Illinois 30 Eastern Illinois 11
2009 Southern Illinois 48 Eastern Illinois 7
2012 South Dakota State 58 Eastern Illinois 10
2013 Eastern Illinois 51 Tennessee State 10 Eastern Illinois 39 Towson 49
2015 Northern Iowa 53 Eastern Illinois 17

Bowls

Year Game Champion Score Finalist Score Location
1948 Corn Bowl Illinois Wesleyan 6 Eastern Illinois 0 Bloomington, IL

College Football Hall of Fame members

Retired Numbers

Mid-America Classic

The Mid-America Classic is the rivalry game between the Illinois State and Eastern Illinois. The rivalry began in 1901 and is the oldest in the state of Illinois. The two teams have played 105 times in total, with Illinois State holding a 54-42-9 advantage in the all-time series. With the 100th game in the series on the horizon, representatives from both schools met in the spring and developed the Mid-America Classic renaming for the rivalry. The two schools also collaborated on a traveling trophy, which holds plaques with the results of the previous 100 games in the series and has room for results of future games in the series.[3]

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

References

  1. ↑ "Eastern Illinois University Panthers - Media Relations". October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 EIU Football Media Guide" (PDF).
  3. ↑ http://wjbc.com/illinois-state-and-eastern-illinois-unveil-mid-america-classic-trophy/
  4. ↑ Dickerson, Jeff (January 7, 2015). "Potential GMs Chris Ballard, Ryan Pace visit Bears". ESPN. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
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