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.
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| 2017 record | 6–5 (5–3 OVC) |
| Head coach | Kim Dameron (4th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Greg Stevens (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Cary Fowler (1st season) |
| Home stadium | O'Brien Field (Capacity: 10,000) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Panthers finished the 2016 season 6–5, 4–4 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at Indiana State* | ESPN3 | W 22–20 | 4,670 | |
| September 9 | 2:30 p.m. | at Northern Illinois* | ESPN3 | L 10–38 | 16,722 | |
| September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 18 Illinois State* | OVCDN | L 13–44 | 7,031 | |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State |
| OVCDN | W 19–16 | 3,699 |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Tennessee State | ESPN3 | W 19–16 2OT | 11,013 | |
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech |
| OVCDN | W 24–23 | 3,016 |
| October 14 | 3:00 p.m. | at Murray State | OVCDN | W 27–24 2OT | 3,263 | |
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 3 Jacksonville State |
| ESPN3 | L 14–30 | 8,176 |
| October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at UT Martin | OVCDN | L 10–27 | 1,682 | |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky |
| OVCDN | W 23–20 OT | 2,828 |
| November 18 | 5:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay | OVCDN | L 13–28 | 8,214 | |
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Game summaries
at Indiana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 13 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| Sycamores | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
at Northern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Huskies | 7 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
Illinois State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 18 Redbirds | 10 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
| Panthers | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
Southeast Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Redhawks | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Panthers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
at Tennessee State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| No. 24 Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
Tennessee Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Eagles | 14 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| Panthers | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
at Murray State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Panthers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| Racers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
Jacksonville State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 3 Gamecocks | 0 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at UT Martin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Skyhawks | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
Eastern Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Colonels | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Panthers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
at Austin Peay
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Governors | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
References
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