1997 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record8–3 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoy Wittke (8th season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
1997 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 19 Eastern Kentucky $^  7 0   8 4  
No. 16 Eastern Illinois  5 2   8 3  
Murray State  5 2   7 4  
Tennessee Tech  4 3   6 5  
Tennessee State  4 3   4 7  
Middle Tennessee  2 5   4 6  
Southeast Missouri State  1 6   4 7  
Tennessee–Martin  0 7   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Eastern Illinois Panthers represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
August 28at Western Illinois*L 0–41[1]
September 6UT MartinW 42–6
September 13Saint Joseph's (IN)*
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 41–20
September 20at Illinois State*W 25–14
September 27at Tennessee TechW 10–7
October 4at Southeast Missouri StateW 32–7
October 18Middle Tennessee
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 30–17
October 25Austin Peay*
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 42–14
November 1at Indiana State*W 21–14
November 8at Murray StateL 17–24
November 22at Eastern Kentucky
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 7–49
  • *Non-conference game

[2]

References

  1. "Western Illinois tops Eastern in opener". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. August 29, 1997. p. B4. Retrieved November 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.
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