2014 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

2014 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	5–7 (5–3 OVC)
Head coach	Kim Dameron (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Stevens (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Kane Wommack (1st season)
Home stadium	O'Brien Stadium (Capacity: 10,000)

2014 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^		8	–	0					10	–	2
No. 21 Eastern Kentucky ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
UT Martin		5	–	3					6	–	6
Eastern Illinois		5	–	3					5	–	7
Tennessee Tech		4	–	4					5	–	7
Tennessee State		3	–	5					6	–	6
SE Missouri State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Murray State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Austin Peay		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Kim Dameron and played their home games at O'Brien Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Eastern Illinois finished the season 5–7, 5–3 in OVC play to finish in a tie for third place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	6:00 PM	at Minnesota*	No. 16	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 20–42	44,344
September 6	6:00 PM	Southern Illinois*	No. 16	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	WEIU	L 21–38	9,155
September 13	12:00 PM	at Illinois State*	No. 25	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL (Mid-America Classic)	CSNC	L 15–34	12,570
September 20	1:30 PM	Austin Peay		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	WEIU	W 63–7	9,169
September 27	2:00 PM	at Ohio*		Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	L 19–34	23,027
October 11	5:00 PM	at No. 17 Eastern Kentucky		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	L 33–36	5,700
October 18	1:00 PM	at SE Missouri State		Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	W 52–13	4,114
October 25	1:30 PM	Tennessee State		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	ESPN3	W 28–3	8,289
November 1	1:30 PM	at Tennessee Tech		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	OVCDN	W 41–10	1,427
November 8	12:00 PM	Murray State		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	WEIU	W 48–26	3,693
November 15	3:00 PM	at No. 3 Jacksonville State		JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	L 20–27	14,925
November 22	12:00 PM	Tennessee–Martin		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	WEIU	L 16–45	2,170
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

• Source: Schedule

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	16	16	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—
Coaches	11	14	24	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—