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2004 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

The 2004 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Bob Spoo, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fourth in the OVC. Eastern Illinois played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.

2004 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRoc Bellantoni (3rd season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Jacksonville State $^   7 – 1     9 – 2  
Murray State   6 – 2     7 – 4  
Eastern Kentucky   6 – 2     6 – 5  
Eastern Illinois   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Tennessee Tech   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Samford   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Southeast Missouri State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Tennessee State   2 – 5     4 – 7  
Tennessee–Martin   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Indiana State*
L 30–33 OT
September 18at Illinois State*
L 31–359,152[1]
September 25at Eastern Michigan*
W 31–28
October 2Southeast Missouri State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 35–28
October 9at Eastern Kentucky
L 9–49
October 16Murray State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 24–9
October 23at Tennessee–Martin
L 14–32
October 30Tennessee State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 34–245,422[2]
November 6at Tennessee Tech
L 37–40 OT
November 13No. 14 Jacksonville State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 21–312,019
November 20Samford
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 28–14

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References edit

  1. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (September 19, 2004). "Redbirds rally past Eastern". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Inconsistency continues to plague skidding TSU". The Tennessean. October 31, 2004. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.
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