2008 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

The 2008 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by 21st-year head coach Bob Spoo and played their home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with an 5–7 record overall and a 3–5 record in conference play, placing sixth in the OVC.[1]

2008 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–7 (3–5 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Brien Field
2008 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 19 Eastern Kentucky $^  7 1   8 4  
Jacksonville State  6 2   8 3  
Tennessee–Martin  6 2   8 4  
Tennessee State  5 3   8 4  
Murray State  4 4   5 7  
Eastern Illinois  3 5   5 7  
Southeast Missouri State  2 6   4 8  
Austin Peay  2 6   2 9  
Tennessee Tech  1 7   3 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 28at Central Michigan*No. 18L 12–3119,732[2]
September 6at No. 24 (FBS) Illinois*No. 19L 21–4760,131[3]
September 13Indiana State*No. 20W 38–35,507[4]
September 20at Illinois State*No. 22W 25–2114,023[5]
September 27Jacksonville StateNo. 21
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 10–237,996[6]
October 9at Tennessee–MartinL 26–291,293[7]
October 18Southeast Missouri State
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
W 24–215,942[8]
October 25at Eastern KentuckyL 7–208,800[9]
November 1Murray State
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
W 34–64,083[10]
November 8at No. 22 Tennessee StateL 24–456,393[11]
November 15Austin Peay
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 13–151,919[12]
November 22at Tennessee TechW 38–201,430[13]

References

  1. "Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University Athletics. p. 53. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  2. "Ex-Maroon leads CMU in opener". Herald and Review. Associated Press. August 29, 2008. p. B2. Retrieved December 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Durando, Stu (September 7, 2008). "Illini let Juice run loose". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. D5. Retrieved December 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Eastern patient in victory; ISU rolls". Herald and Review. September 14, 2008. p. C8. Retrieved December 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Reinhardt, Randy (September 21, 2008). "ISU Falters In Last Quarter". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Muskewitz, Al (September 28, 2008). "Perrilloux highlights major win". The Anniston Star. p. 1C. Retrieved December 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Young, Skyhawks run over Eastern Illinois". Herald and Review. Associated Press. October 10, 2008. p. B5. Retrieved December 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Panthers hold off Redhawks' final flurry". The Paducah Sun. Associated Press. October 19, 2008. p. 4B. Retrieved December 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Colonels win fourth straight". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 26, 2008. p. D8. Retrieved December 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "E. Illinois rolls past Murray State 34-6". Park City Daily News. Associated Press. November 2, 2008. p. 8B. Retrieved December 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. Organ, Mike (November 9, 2008). "TSU inches closer to conference title". The Tennessean. p. 5C. Retrieved December 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  12. Horne, James D. (November 16, 2008). "Govs upset Panthers on road, 15-13". The Leaf-Chronicle. p. B1. Retrieved December 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Eastern Illinois 38, Tennessee Tech 20". Herald and Review. Associated Press. November 23, 2008. p. C8. Retrieved December 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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