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