1991 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
The 1991 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bob Spoo, the Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois. Eastern Illinois finished the season with on overall record of 4–7 and a conference mark of 2–4, tying for fifth place.
| 1991 Eastern Illinois Panthers football | |
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| Conference | Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (2–4 GCAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Roy Wittke (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | O'Brien Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Western Illinois ^ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | Lock Haven* | W 62–16 | [1] | |||
| September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Iowa State* | L 13–42 | 41,680 | [2] | |
| September 14 | Eastern Washington* |
| W 31–12 | [3] | ||
| September 21 | at Murray State* | L 27–28 | [4] | |||
| October 5 | Western Illinois |
| L 15–16 | 4,208 | [5] | |
| October 12 | at Indiana State | L 15–16 | ||||
| October 19 | Illinois State |
| W 37–28 | |||
| November 2 | at Southern Illinois | L 30–31 | 6,500 | |||
| November 9 | at Western Kentucky | L 26–28 | 4,124 | |||
| November 16 | Southwest Missouri State |
| W 35–29 | |||
| November 23 | at No. 4 Northern Iowa | L 17–18 | ||||
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References
- "Eastern Illinois 62, Lock Haven St. 16". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 1, 1991 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Iowa State 42, Eastern Illinois 13". The Des Moines Register. September 8, 1991 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Thorne Helps E. Illinois Needle E. Washington". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 15, 1991 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Murray State....... 28 E. Illinois............ 27". Southern Illinoisan. September 22, 1991 – via Newspapers.com.
- Lampe, Jeff (October 6, 1991). "Eastern stumbles after blocked conversions". Herald and Review. p. D3. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
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