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American college football season
The 2007 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The team was led by 20th-year head coach Bob Spoo and played their home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois . The Panthers finished the season with an 8–4 record overall and a 7–1 record in conference play. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Southern Illinois in the first round.[1] Eastern Illinois was ranked No. 18 in The Sports Network 's postseason ranking of NCAA Division I FCS teams.[2]
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source August 30 Tennessee Tech No. 17 W 45–25[3]
September 8 at Purdue * No. 12 L 6–5252,504 [4]
September 15 No. 17 Illinois State * No. 14 O'Brien Field Charleston, IL (rivalry ) L 21–249,028 [5]
September 22 at Indiana State * No. 20 W 54–204,079 [6]
September 29 at Southeast Missouri State No. 19 W 31–169,925 [7]
October 6 Eastern Kentucky No. 16 O'Brien Field Charleston, IL L 21–289,861 [8]
October 13 at Murray State No. 24 W 27–245,843 [9]
October 20 Tennessee–Martin O'Brien Field Charleston, IL W 29–238,151 [10]
October 27 at Tennessee State W 38–358,935 [11]
November 10 at Jacksonville State No. 25 W 37–238,202 [12]
November 17 Samford No. 21 O'Brien Field Charleston, IL W 33–173,083 [13]
November 24 at No. 4 Southern Illinois * No. 18 L 11–306,124 [14]
References
^ "Football Record Book" (PDF) . Eastern Illinois University Athletics. p. 53. Retrieved December 2, 2021 .
^ "Three Gateway Teams Ranked in Final Poll" . Missouri Valley Football Conference. December 18, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2021 .
^ Nielsen, Brian (August 31, 2007). "Killer Combo" . Mattoon Journal Gazette . p. C1. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Kubat, Tom (September 9, 2007). "Lightning strikes" . Journal & Courier . p. C1. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Reinhardt, Randy (September 16, 2007). "ISU Survives Late Panther Threat" . The Pantagraph . p. D1. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Back has Keys to EIU win" . Herald and Review . Associated Press . September 23, 2007. p. C5. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Eastern Illinois 31, SE Missouri 16" . Herald and Review . Associated Press . September 30, 2007. p. C8. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Colonels knock off No. 16 EIU" . Lexington Herald-Leader . Associated Press . October 7, 2007. p. C7. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Eastern fends off Murray State upset attempt" . Herald and Review . Associated Press . October 14, 2007. p. C5. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Panthers escape with win over UT-Martin" . The Paducah Sun . Associated Press . October 21, 2007. p. 4B. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Organ, Mike (October 28, 2007). "Late field goal gives TSU untimely loss" . The Tennessean . p. 10C. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Muskewitz, Al (November 11, 2007). "Hopes Dashed" . The Anniston Star . p. 1C. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Adeniji's three scores help Eastern Illinois to win" . Herald and Review . Associated Press . November 18, 2007. p. C9. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Salukis' Hill tops Panthers" . Chicago Tribune . Associated Press . November 25, 2007. p. 3:12. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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