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2017 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Stevens (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorCary Fowler (1st season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Field
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
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     4 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

The 2017 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Kim Dameron, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 6–5 overall with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the OVC. Eastern Illinois played home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.

Schedule[edit]

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 Statedagger
  • 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
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries[edit]

At Indiana State[edit]

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

At Northern Illinois[edit]

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

Illinois State[edit]

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

Southeast Missouri State[edit]

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

At Tennessee State[edit]

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

Tennessee Tech[edit]

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

At Murray State[edit]

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

Jacksonville State[edit]

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

At UT Martin[edit]

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

Eastern Kentucky[edit]

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

At Austin Peay[edit]

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

References[edit]

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