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1997 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

1997 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record8–3 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoy Wittke (8th season)
Home stadiumO'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 6UT Martin
W 42–6
September 13Saint 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 18Middle Tennessee
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 30–17
October 25Austin 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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