2008 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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2008 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–7 (3–5 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Brien Field
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 19 Eastern Kentucky $^   7 – 1     8 – 4  
Jacksonville State   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Tennessee–Martin
   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Tennessee State   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Murray State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Eastern Illinois   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Southeast Missouri State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Austin Peay   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Tennessee Tech   1 – 7     3 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by 21st-year head coach Bob Spoo and played their home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with an 5–7 record overall and a 3–5 record in conference play, placing sixth in the OVC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 28at Central Michigan*No. 18
L 12–3119,732[2]
September 6at No. 24 (
Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
    		• L 21–4760,131[3]
    September 13Indiana State*No. 20
    		W 38–35,507[4]
    September 20at Illinois State*No. 22
    		W 25–2114,023[5]
    September 27Jacksonville StateNo. 21
    • O'Brien Field
    • Charleston, IL
    		L 10–237,996[6]
    October 9at
    Tennessee–Martin
    		L 26–291,293[7]
    October 18Southeast Missouri State
    • O'Brien Field
    • Charleston, IL
    		W 24–215,942[8]
    October 25at Eastern Kentucky
    		L 7–208,800[9]
    November 1Murray State
    • O'Brien Field
    • Charleston, IL
    		W 34–64,083[10]
    November 8at No. 22 Tennessee State
    		L 24–456,393[11]
    November 15Austin Peay
    • O'Brien Field
    • Charleston, IL
    		L 13–151,919[12]
    November 22at Tennessee Tech
    		W 38–201,430[13]

    References

    1. ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University Athletics. p. 53. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
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