Eastern Illinois Panthers football
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| First season | 1899 | ||
| Athletic director | Tom Michael | ||
| Head coach |
Kim Dameron 3rd year, 18–17 (.514) |
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| Stadium | O'Brien Stadium | ||
| Seating capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Field surface | Artificial Turf | ||
| Location | Charleston, Illinois | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference | ||
| All-time record | 503–512–43 (.496) | ||
| Bowl record | 0–1 (.000) | ||
| Playoff appearances | 16 | ||
| Playoff record | 4-16 (Div. I FCS) 5–1 (Div. II) |
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| Claimed nat'l titles | 1 (1978) NCAA Division II | ||
| Conference titles |
16 1928, 1948, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013 |
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| Consensus All-Americans | 27 | ||
| Colors | Blue and Gray |
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| Fight song | Eastern State March | ||
| Mascot | Billy the Panther | ||
| Rivals |
Illinois State Redbirds Western Illinois Leathernecks Indiana State Sycamores |
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| Website | eiupanthers.com | ||
The Eastern Illinois Panthers football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Eastern Illinois University located in the U.S. state of Illinois. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Ohio Valley Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1899. The team plays its home games at the 10,000 seat O'Brien Stadium.
The Mid-America Classic is the rivalry game between the Illinois State and Eastern Illinois. The rivalry began in 1901 and is the oldest in the state of Illinois. The two teams have played 105 times in total, with Illinois State holding a 54-42-9 advantage in the all-time series. With the 100th game in the series on the horizon, representatives from both schools met in the spring and developed the Mid-America Classic renaming for the rivalry. The two schools also collaborated on a traveling trophy, which holds plaques with the results of the previous 100 games in the series and has room for results of future games in the series.
1978 Division II National Champion 1980 Division II National Runner–Up
Eastern Illinois has made two appearances in the NCAA Division II National Championship Game. The Panthers defeated Delaware 10–9, in 1978, and later lost to Cal Poly, 13–21, in 1980.
1948 Corn Bowl- Illinois Wesleyan University 6 Eastern Illinois University 0
Notable alumni include:
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