2017 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

The 2017 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Kim Dameron and played their home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). The Panthers finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in OVC play to finish in third place.

2017 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
2017 record6–5 (5–3 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Stevens (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorCary Fowler (1st season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Field
(Capacity: 10,000)
2017 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^  8 0     10 2  
Austin Peay  7 1     8 4  
Eastern Illinois  5 3     6 5  
UT Martin  4 4     6 5  
Eastern Kentucky  3 5     3 7  
Southeast Missouri State  3 5     3 8  
Tennessee State  2 5     6 5  
Murray State  2 5     3 8  
Tennessee Tech  1 7     1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2016 season 6–5, 4–4 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.at Indiana State*ESPN3W 22–204,670
September 92:30 p.m.at Northern Illinois*ESPN3L 10–3816,722
September 162:00 p.m.No. 18 Illinois State*OVCDNL 13–447,031
September 236:00 p.m.Southeast Missouri State
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
OVCDNW 19–163,699
September 306:00 p.m.at No. 24 Tennessee StateESPN3W 19–16 2OT11,013
October 76:00 p.m.Tennessee Tech
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
OVCDNW 24–233,016
October 143:00 p.m.at Murray StateOVCDNW 27–24 2OT3,263
October 212:00 p.m.No. 3 Jacksonville State
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
ESPN3L 14–308,176
October 282:00 p.m.at UT MartinOVCDNL 10–271,682
November 41:00 p.m.Eastern Kentucky
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
OVCDNW 23–20 OT2,828
November 185:00 p.m.at Austin PeayOVCDNL 13–288,214

Game summaries

at Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 13 3 0 6 22
Sycamores 7 0 3 10 20

at Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 0 0 7 10
Huskies 7 24 7 0 38

Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Redbirds 10 17 10 7 44
Panthers 0 6 7 0 13

Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 0 0 9 7 16
Panthers 6 6 0 7 19

at Tennessee State

1 2 3 4OT Total
Panthers 7 3 0 09 19
No. 24 Tigers 0 7 0 36 16

Tennessee Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 14 0 6 3 23
Panthers 0 3 14 7 24

at Murray State

1 2 3 4OT Total
Panthers 0 14 7 06 27
Racers 7 0 0 143 24

Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Gamecocks 0 9 14 7 30
Panthers 7 7 0 0 14

at UT Martin

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 0 7 0 10
Skyhawks 10 7 7 3 27

Eastern Kentucky

1 2 3 4OT Total
Colonels 7 3 3 70 20
Panthers 7 3 3 73 23

at Austin Peay

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 6 0 7 13
Governors 7 7 7 7 28

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