| 1987 Eastern Illinois Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (3–3 GCAC) |
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| Home stadium | O'Brien Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SW Missouri State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois. Led by first-year head coach Bob Spoo, Eastern Illinois compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for third in the GCAC.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 5 | at San Jose State* | L 3–24 | [1] | |
| September 12 | at Northeast Missouri State* |
| W 16–10 | [2] |
| September 19 | No. T–14 Illinois State | W 15–9 | [3] | |
| September 26 | at Liberty* | W 17–14 | ||
| October 3 | at Akron* | L 10–24 | ||
| October 10 | No. 13 Western Illinois |
| L 12–21 | |
| October 17 | Indiana State |
| W 20–14 | |
| October 24 | Southwest Missouri State |
| W 7–3 | |
| October 31 | at No. 10 Northern Iowa | L 17–19 | ||
| November 7 | Southern Illinois |
| L 27–32 | |
| November 14 | at No. 14 Western Kentucky* | L 15–30 | ||
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References
- ↑ "San Jose State 24, Eastern Illinois 3". The Palm Beach Post. September 6, 1987 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Ehmke boots Eastern". Herald and Review. September 13, 1987 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "QB sparks Eastern past Illinois State". Southern Illinoisan. September 20, 1987 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
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