2007 Eastern Illinois Panthers football | |
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NCAA Division I First Round, L 11–30 vs. Southern Illinois | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 18 |
Record | 8–4 (7–1 OVC) |
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Home stadium | O'Brien Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Eastern Kentucky $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Eastern Illinois ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee–Martin | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeast Missouri State | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2007 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by 20th-year head coach Bob Spoo and played their home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with an 8–4 record overall and a 7–1 record in conference play. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Southern Illinois in the first round.[1] Eastern Illinois was ranked No. 18 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of NCAA Division I FCS teams.[2]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 30 | Tennessee Tech | No. 17 | W 45–25 | [3] | ||
September 8 | at Purdue* | No. 12 | L 6–52 | 52,504 | [4] | |
September 15 | No. 17 Illinois State* | No. 14 |
| L 21–24 | 9,028 | [5] |
September 22 | at Indiana State* | No. 20 | W 54–20 | 4,079 | [6] | |
September 29 | at Southeast Missouri State | No. 19 | W 31–16 | 9,925 | [7] | |
October 6 | Eastern Kentucky | No. 16 |
| L 21–28 | 9,861 | [8] |
October 13 | at Murray State | No. 24 | W 27–24 | 5,843 | [9] | |
October 20 | Tennessee–Martin |
| W 29–23 | 8,151 | [10] | |
October 27 | at Tennessee State | W 38–35 | 8,935 | [11] | ||
November 10 | at Jacksonville State | No. 25 | W 37–23 | 8,202 | [12] | |
November 17 | Samford | No. 21 |
| W 33–17 | 3,083 | [13] |
November 24 | at No. 4 Southern Illinois* | No. 18 | L 11–30 | 6,124 | [14] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University Athletics. p. 53. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ "Three Gateway Teams Ranked in Final Poll". Missouri Valley Football Conference. December 18, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ Nielsen, Brian (August 31, 2007). "Killer Combo". Mattoon Journal Gazette. p. C1. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kubat, Tom (September 9, 2007). "Lightning strikes". Journal & Courier. p. C1. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinhardt, Randy (September 16, 2007). "ISU Survives Late Panther Threat". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Back has Keys to EIU win". Herald and Review. Associated Press. September 23, 2007. p. C5. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern Illinois 31, SE Missouri 16". Herald and Review. Associated Press. September 30, 2007. p. C8. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colonels knock off No. 16 EIU". Lexington Herald-Leader. Associated Press. October 7, 2007. p. C7. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern fends off Murray State upset attempt". Herald and Review. Associated Press. October 14, 2007. p. C5. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers escape with win over UT-Martin". The Paducah Sun. Associated Press. October 21, 2007. p. 4B. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Organ, Mike (October 28, 2007). "Late field goal gives TSU untimely loss". The Tennessean. p. 10C. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Muskewitz, Al (November 11, 2007). "Hopes Dashed". The Anniston Star. p. 1C. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Adeniji's three scores help Eastern Illinois to win". Herald and Review. Associated Press. November 18, 2007. p. C9. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Salukis' Hill tops Panthers". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. November 25, 2007. p. 3:12. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.