1995 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
| 1995 Eastern Illinois Panthers football | |
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Gateway champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 29–34 vs.Stephen F. Austin | |
| Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 12 |
| Record | 10–2 (5–1 Gateway) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Roy Wittke (6th season) |
| Home stadium | O'Brien Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | at Austin Peay* | W 31–13 | ||||
| September 9 | Southeast Missouri State* | W 34–18 | ||||
| September 16 | Tennessee–Martin* |
| W 30–22 | |||
| September 23 | Southwest Missouri State |
| W 9–7 | |||
| September 30 | Central State (OH)* |
| W 33–27 | |||
| October 7 | at No. 21 Northern Iowa | No. 22 | L 7–17 | |||
| October 14 | at Western Kentucky* | No. 25 | W 35–9 | |||
| October 28 | Illinois State | No. 18 |
| W 31–10 | ||
| November 4 | Western Illinois | No. 15 |
| W 20–17 | ||
| November 11 | at Southern Illinois | No. 12 | W 42–21 | 2,100 | [1] | |
| November 18 | at No. 19 Indiana State | No. 12 | W 27–6 | |||
| November 25 | at No. 5 Stephen F. Austin* | No. 12 | L 29–34 | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ Weaner, Phil (November 12, 1995). "Salukis end year on losing note". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.