1997 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

1997 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 16
Record8–3 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoy Wittke (8th season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
1997 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 19 Eastern Kentucky $^   7 – 0     8 – 4  
No. 16 Eastern Illinois   5 – 2     8 – 3  
Murray State   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Tennessee Tech   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Tennessee State   4 – 3     4 – 7  
Middle Tennessee   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Southeast Missouri State   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Tennessee–Martin   0 – 7     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Eastern Illinois Panthers represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 28at No. 9 Western Illinois*No. 6
L 0–416,700[1]
September 6UT MartinNo. 24
W 42–65,430
September 13Saint Joseph's (IN)*No. 19
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 41–20
September 20at Illinois State*No. 19
W 25–14[2]
September 27at Tennessee TechNo. 16
W 10–7
October 4at Southeast Missouri StateNo. 15
W 32–7
October 18Middle TennesseeNo. 10
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 30–17
October 25Austin Peay*No. 9
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 42–14
November 1at Indiana State*No. 8
W 21–14
November 8at Murray StateNo. 9
L 17–24
November 22at Eastern KentuckyNo. 16
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 7–49

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References

  1. ^ "Western Illinois tops Eastern in opener". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. August 29, 1997. p. B4. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Eastern gets rush from McDavid". The Times. September 21, 1997. Retrieved January 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.
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