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1989 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

The 1989 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.

1989 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record9–4 (4–2 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Southwest Missouri State $^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Eastern Illinois ^ 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 20 Northern Iowa 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Illinois State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Indiana State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Western Illinois 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Southern Illinois 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Austin Peay*
W 36–0
September 9Northwestern State*No. T–6
W 20–105,103[1]
September 16at Southern Illinois
L 17–2010,000[2]
September 23Indiana State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 21–7
September 30Illinois State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 14–13
October 7at Liberty*No. 19
L 7–9[3]
October 14Akron*No. T–20
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 21–17
October 21Western IllinoisNo. 19
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 31–5
October 28at Northern IowaNo. 13
L 28–31
November 11No. 5 Southwest Missouri State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 16–1510,128[4]
November 18at No. 15 Western Kentucky*No. 18
W 10–7
November 25at No. T–4 Idaho*No. 15
W 10–76,025
December 2at No. 6 Montana*No. 15
L 19–25

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References edit

  1. ^ "Eastern pulls off surprise". Herald and Review. September 10, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Weaner, Phil (September 17, 1989). "SIU wins first". The Southern Illinoisan. p. D29. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "LU tops E. Illinois in final minute". The News & Daily Advance. October 8, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Late FG try fails as Bears fall to Eastern Illinois". The Kansas City Star. November 12, 1989. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.
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