2002 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

2002 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
OVC co-champion
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports Network No. 15
FCS Coaches No. 15
2002 record 8–4 (5–1 OVC)
Head coach Bob Spoo (16th season)
Home stadium O'Brien Stadium
(Capacity 10,000)
2002 Ohio Valley football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#13 Eastern Illinois +^  5 –1     8 –4  
#20 Murray State +^  5 –1     7 –5  
#21 Eastern Kentucky  4 –2     8 –4  
#24 Southeast Missouri State  4 –2     8 –4  
Tennessee Tech  2 –4     5 –7  
Tennessee State  1 –5     2 –10  
UT Martin  0 –6     2 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

[1] The 2002 Eastern Illinois Panthers represented Eastern Illinois University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Finishing the regular season with a record of 8–3, the panthers were invited to the I-AA (now FCS) playoffs, falling in the first round to Western Illinois by a final of 9–48. Quarterback Tony Romo's efforts earned him mass attention including making him the 2002 recipient of the Walter Payton Award. Despite not being selected at the 2003 NFL draft. Romo eventually signed with the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent, eventually landing the starting job in 2006, racking up four Pro Bowl Selections until his retirement in 2016.

Schedule

[2]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 at Hawaii* Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, Hawaii L 36–61   39,958
September 14 at Kansas State* KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas L 13–63   45,642
September 21 Indiana State O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, Illinois W 26–19   8,340
September 28 Illinois State O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, Illinois W 45–10   10,731
October 5 at Tennessee Tech Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, Tennessee W 35–28   10,850
October 12 Eastern Kentucky O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, Illinois W 25–24   8,397
October 19 at Southeast Missouri State Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, Missouri W 44–27   9,178
November 2 at Tennessee State Nissan Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee W 54–48   7,216
November 9 UT Martin O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, Illinois W 55–43   3,822
November 16 FAU* O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, Illinois W 47–6   3,740
November 23 at Murray State Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, Kentucky L 35–37   6,112
November 30 at Western Illinois* Hanson Field • Macomb, Illinois (I-AA Playoffs First Round) L 9–48   2,500
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Roster

2002 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 80 Will Bumphus Sr
T 56 Frank Castagnoli Jr
TE 88 Nick Eller Fr
G 76 Kevin Hill So
WR 81 Dawanzelle Hopson Jr
QB 17 Tony Romo Sr
RB 22 J. R. Taylor Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 89 Clint Alexander Sr
S 8 Nick Allison So
S 24 Kevin Anderson So
LB 45 David Bentley Jr
DE 20 Willie Bess So
DT 94 Will Bihun Fr
S 2 Chad Cleveland Fr
S 14 Obinno Coley Sr
CB 26 Donte Cummings Fr
DT 73 Terrance Davis Fr
DT 95 Ed Donoghue Jr
DB 18 Matt Frazee So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

No Eastern Illinois players were selected in the 2003 NFL Draft.

The following finished their college career in 2002, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Tony RomoQuarterbackDallas Cowboys

References

  1. ↑ http://totalfootballstats.com/Team_College.asp?id=1230&Season=2002
  2. ↑ http://www.eiupanthers.com/custompages/football/Career%20Stat%20Files/2002.htm
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