2017 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

The 2017 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Kim Dameron, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 6–5 overall with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the OVC. Eastern Illinois played home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.

2017 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Stevens (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorCary Fowler (1st season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Field
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^   8 0     10 2  
Austin Peay   7 1     8 4  
Eastern Illinois   5 3     6 5  
UT Martin   4 4     6 5  
Eastern Kentucky   3 5     4 7  
Southeast Missouri State   3 5     3 8  
Tennessee State   2 5     6 5  
Murray State   2 5     3 8  
Tennessee Tech   1 7     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.at Indiana State*ESPN3W 22–204,670
September 92:30 p.m.at Northern Illinois*ESPN3L 10–3816,722
September 162:00 p.m.No. 18 Illinois State*OVCDNL 13–447,031
September 236:00 p.m.Southeast Missouri State
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
OVCDNW 19–163,699
September 306:00 p.m.at No. 24 Tennessee StateESPN3W 19–16 2OT11,013
October 76:00 p.m.Tennessee Tech
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
OVCDNW 24–233,016
October 143:00 p.m.at Murray StateOVCDNW 27–24 2OT3,263
October 212:00 p.m.No. 3 Jacksonville State 
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
ESPN3L 14–308,176
October 282:00 p.m.at UT MartinOVCDNL 10–271,682
November 41:00 p.m.Eastern Kentucky
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
OVCDNW 23–20 OT2,828
November 185:00 p.m.at Austin PeayOVCDNL 13–288,214
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

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At Indiana State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 13 3 0 6 22
Sycamores 7 0 3 10 20

At Northern Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 0 0 7 10
Huskies 7 24 7 0 38

Illinois State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Redbirds 10 17 10 7 44
Panthers 0 6 7 0 13

Southeast Missouri State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 0 0 9 7 16
Panthers 6 6 0 7 19

At Tennessee State

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Panthers 7 3 0 09 19
No. 24 Tigers 0 7 0 36 16

Tennessee Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 14 0 6 3 23
Panthers 0 3 14 7 24

At Murray State

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Panthers 0 14 7 06 27
Racers 7 0 0 143 24

Jacksonville State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Gamecocks 0 9 14 7 30
Panthers 7 7 0 0 14

At UT Martin

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 0 7 0 10
Skyhawks 10 7 7 3 27

Eastern Kentucky

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Colonels 7 3 3 70 20
Panthers 7 3 3 73 23

At Austin Peay

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 6 0 7 13
Governors 7 7 7 7 28

References

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