2007 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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2007 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 18
Record8–4 (7–1 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Brien Field
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Tennessee TechNo. 17
W 45–25[3]
September 8at Purdue*No. 12
L 6–5252,504[4]
September 15No. 17 Illinois State*No. 14
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL (rivalry)
L 21–249,028[5]
September 22at Indiana State*No. 20
W 54–204,079[6]
September 29at Southeast Missouri StateNo. 19
W 31–169,925[7]
October 6Eastern KentuckyNo. 16
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 21–289,861[8]
October 13at Murray StateNo. 24
W 27–245,843[9]
October 20Tennessee–Martin
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
W 29–238,151[10]
October 27at Tennessee State
W 38–358,935[11]
November 10at Jacksonville StateNo. 25
W 37–238,202[12]
November 17SamfordNo. 21
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
W 33–173,083[13]
November 24at No. 4 Southern Illinois*No. 18
L 11–306,124[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University Athletics. p. 53. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Nielsen, Brian (August 31, 2007). "Killer Combo". Mattoon Journal Gazette. p. C1. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Kubat, Tom (September 9, 2007). "Lightning strikes". Journal & Courier. p. C1. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (September 16, 2007). "ISU Survives Late Panther Threat". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Back has Keys to EIU win". Herald and Review. Associated Press. September 23, 2007. p. C5. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Eastern Illinois 31, SE Missouri 16". Herald and Review. Associated Press. September 30, 2007. p. C8. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Colonels knock off No. 16 EIU". Lexington Herald-Leader. Associated Press. October 7, 2007. p. C7. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Eastern fends off Murray State upset attempt". Herald and Review. Associated Press. October 14, 2007. p. C5. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Panthers escape with win over UT-Martin". The Paducah Sun. Associated Press. October 21, 2007. p. 4B. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Organ, Mike (October 28, 2007). "Late field goal gives TSU untimely loss". The Tennessean. p. 10C. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Muskewitz, Al (November 11, 2007). "Hopes Dashed". The Anniston Star. p. 1C. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Salukis' Hill tops Panthers". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. November 25, 2007. p. 3:12. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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