1995 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1995
O'Brien Stadium
Seasons
1995 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Eastern Illinois +^ 5 1 0 10 2 0
No. 18 Northern Iowa +^ 5 1 0 8 5 0
No. 24 Indiana State 3 3 0 7 4 0
Illinois State 3 3 0 5 6 0
Southern Illinois 2 4 0 5 6 0
Western Illinois 2 4 0 4 7 0
Southwest Missouri State
1 5 0 4 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Bob Spoo, the Panthers compiled and overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the Gateway title. Eastern Illinois was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Stephen F. Austin in the first round.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Austin Peay*W 31–13
September 9
O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
  • W 34–18
    September 16
    Tennessee–Martin
    *
    • O'Brien Stadium
    • Charleston, IL
    W 30–22
    September 23
    Southwest Missouri State
    • O'Brien Stadium
    • Charleston, IL
    W 9–7
    September 30Central State (OH)*
    • O'Brien Stadium
    • Charleston, IL
    W 33–27
    October 7at No. 21 Northern IowaNo. 22L 7–17
    October 14at
    L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
  • W 35–9
    October 28Illinois StateNo. 18
    • O'Brien Stadium
    • Charleston, IL
    W 31–10
    November 4Western IllinoisNo. 15
    • O'Brien Stadium
    • Charleston, IL
    W 20–17
    November 11at Southern IllinoisNo. 12W 42–212,100[1]
    November 18at No. 19
    Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
  • W 27–6
    November 25at No. 5 Stephen F. Austin*No. 12L 29–34

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    References

    1. Newspapers.com
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    2. ^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.