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2022 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record2–9 (1–4 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Davis (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorAdam Gristick (1st season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Field
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Southeast Missouri State +^   5 – 0     9 – 3  
UT Martin +   5 – 0     7 – 4  
Tennessee State   2 – 3     4 – 7  
Tennessee Tech   2 – 3     4 – 7  
Lindenwood *   1 – 3     7 – 3  
Eastern Illinois   1 – 4     2 – 9  
Murray State   1 – 4     2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Lindenwood ineligible for OVC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represents Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers are led by first-year head coach Chris Wilkerson and play home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 19, 2022. The Panthers were picked to finish in second to last place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 UT Martin 70 (10)
2 Southeast Missouri 59 (3)
3 Murray State 51
4 Tennessee State 46 (1)
5 Tennessee Tech 29
6 Eastern Illinois 20
7 Lindenwood 19

Preseason All-OVC team

The Panthers had six players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.at Northern Illinois*
ESPN+L 27–3410,864
September 106:00 p.m. No. 11 Chattanooga*
ESPN+L 20–386,565
September 176:30 p.m.at Illinois State*
MarqueeL 7–358,208
September 244:00 p.m.at Murray State
ESPN+W 35–2110,112
October 82:00 p.m.Northwestern State*
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
ESPN+W 35–273,153
October 152:00 p.m.Lindenwooddagger
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
ESPN+L 34–37 2OT6,875
October 222:00 p.m.at Tennessee State
ESPN+L 17–376,237
October 292:00 p.m.Tennessee Tech
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
ESPN+L 17–205,817
November 57:00 p.m.at McNeese State*
ESPN+L 15–297,520
November 122:00 p.m. No. 20 Southeast Missouri State
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
ESPN+L 7–311,831
November 192:00 p.m.at No. 25 UT Martin
ESPN+L 31–343,003
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Source:[3]

Game summaries

At Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 3 7 14 27
Huskies 7 14 7 6 34
See also: 2022 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

No. 11 Chattanooga

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Mocs 7 7 14 10 38
Panthers 10 0 10 0 20
See also: 2022 Chattanooga Mocs football team

At Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 0 0 0 7
Redbirds 7 14 14 0 35
See also: 2022 Illinois State Redbirds football team and Mid-America Classic

Murray State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 14 10 0 11 35
Racers 7 7 0 7 21
See also: 2022 Murray State Racers football team

Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total
Demons 7 0 7 13 27
Panthers 21 14 0 0 35
See also: 2022 Northwestern State Demons football team

Lindenwood

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Lions 0 14 0 1076 37
Panthers 7 3 7 773 34
See also: 2022 Lindenwood Lions football team

At Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 0 14 3 17
Tigers 3 24 0 10 37
See also: 2022 Tennessee State Tigers football team

Tennessee Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 3 10 7 20
Panthers 3 14 0 0 17
See also: 2022 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

At McNeese State

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 7 0 8 15
Cowboys 10 9 7 3 29
See also: 2022 McNeese State Cowboys football team

No. 20 Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Redhawks 0 21 3 7 31
Panthers 0 7 0 0 7
See also: 2022 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

At No. 25 UT Martin

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 17 0 7 7 31
No. 25 Skyhawks 14 7 6 7 34
See also: 2022 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

References

  1. ^ "UT Martin Picked as 2022 Ohio Valley Conference Football Favorites". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "2021 Preseason All-OVC Football Team Announced; APSU's Ellis and Jackson Named Preseason Players of the Year". ovcsports.com. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "2022 Football Schedule". Eastern Illinois University. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
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