2017 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
The 2017 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Kim Dameron, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 6–5 overall with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the OVC. Eastern Illinois played home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (5–3 OVC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Greg Stevens (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Cary Fowler (1st season) |
| Home stadium | O'Brien Field (capacity: 10,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Jacksonville State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 2 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at Indiana State* | ESPN3 | W 22–20 | 4,670 | |
| September 9 | 2:30 p.m. | at Northern Illinois* | ESPN3 | L 10–38 | 16,722 | |
| September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 18 Illinois State* | OVCDN | L 13–44 | 7,031 | |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State |
| OVCDN | W 19–16 | 3,699 |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Tennessee State | ESPN3 | W 19–16 2OT | 11,013 | |
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech |
| OVCDN | W 24–23 | 3,016 |
| October 14 | 3:00 p.m. | at Murray State | OVCDN | W 27–24 2OT | 3,263 | |
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 3 Jacksonville State |
| ESPN3 | L 14–30 | 8,176 |
| October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at UT Martin | OVCDN | L 10–27 | 1,682 | |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky |
| OVCDN | W 23–20 OT | 2,828 |
| November 18 | 5:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay | OVCDN | L 13–28 | 8,214 | |
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Game summaries
At Indiana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 13 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| Sycamores | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
At Northern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Huskies | 7 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
Illinois State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 18 Redbirds | 10 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
| Panthers | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
Southeast Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Redhawks | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Panthers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
At Tennessee State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Panthers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| No. 24 Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
Tennessee Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Eagles | 14 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| Panthers | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
At Murray State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Panthers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| Racers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
Jacksonville State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 3 Gamecocks | 0 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
At UT Martin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Skyhawks | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
Eastern Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Colonels | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Panthers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
At Austin Peay
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Governors | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
References
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