American college football season
The 2014 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Kim Dameron, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–7 overall with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the OVC. Eastern Illinois played home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 28 | 6:00 pm | at Minnesota* | No. 16 | | BTN | L 20–42 | 44,344 |
September 6 | 6:00 pm | Southern Illinois* | No. 16 | | WEIU | L 21–38 | 9,155 |
September 13 | 12:00 pm | at Illinois State* | No. 25 | | CSNC | L 15–34 | 12,570 |
September 20 | 1:30 pm | Austin Peay | | - O'Brien Field
- Charleston, IL
| WEIU | W 63–7 | 9,169 |
September 27 | 2:00 pm | at Ohio* | | | ESPN3 | L 19–34 | 23,027 |
October 11 | 5:00 pm | at No. 17 Eastern Kentucky | | | OVCDN | L 33–36 | 5,700 |
October 18 | 1:00 pm | at SE Missouri State | | | OVCDN | W 52–13 | 4,114 |
October 25 | 1:30 pm | Tennessee State | | - O'Brien Field
- Charleston, IL
| ESPN3 | W 28–3 | 8,289 |
November 1 | 1:30 pm | at Tennessee Tech | | | OVCDN | W 41–10 | 1,427 |
November 8 | 12:00 pm | Murray State | | - O'Brien Field
- Charleston, IL
| WEIU | W 48–26 | 3,693 |
November 15 | 3:00 pm | at No. 3 Jacksonville State | | | ESPN3 | L 20–27 | 14,925 |
November 22 | 12:00 pm | UT Martin | | - O'Brien Field
- Charleston, IL
| WEIU | L 16–45 | 2,170 |
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Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
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Sports Network | 16 | 16 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | |
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Coaches | 11 | 14 | 24 | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | |
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National championship seasons in bold |