2003 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

The 2003 Eastern Illinois Panthers represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Bob Spoo, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the OVC.

2003 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–8 (3–5 OVC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRoc Bellantoni (2nd season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
2003 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 18 Jacksonville State $^  7 1   8 4  
Eastern Kentucky  6 2   7 5  
Samford  5 3   7 4  
Tennessee State  5 3   7 5  
Southeast Missouri State  5 3   5 7  
Murray State  3 5   4 8  
Eastern Illinois  3 5   4 8  
Tennessee Tech  1 7   2 9  
Tennessee–Martin  1 7   2 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6California (PA)*No. 17W 27–0
September 131:00 p.m.at Missouri*No. 15L 0–3749,440
September 20Illinois State*No. 19
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL (rivalry)
L 14–216,318[1]
September 27at Indiana State*L 7–23
October 4at Southeast Missouri StateL 17–30
October 11Eastern Kentucky
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 0–41
October 18at Murray StateW 27–17
October 25Tennessee–Martin
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 29–12
November 1at Tennessee StateL 14–24
November 8Tennessee Tech
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 37–10
November 15at No. 21 Jacksonville StateL 24–368,674
November 22Samford
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 14–17

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References

  1. Reinhardt, Randy (September 21, 2003). "Safety spurs Redbirds on to victory". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved November 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.
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