2022 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
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.
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (1–4 OVC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Joe Davis (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Adam Gristick (1st season) |
| Home stadium | O'Brien Field (capacity: 10,000) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) |
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| 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]
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Offense
Defense
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Northern Illinois* | ESPN+ | L 27–34 | 10,864 | |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 11 Chattanooga* | ESPN+ | L 20–38 | 6,565 | |
| September 17 | 6:30 p.m. | at Illinois State* | Marquee | L 7–35 | 8,208 | |
| September 24 | 4:00 p.m. | at Murray State | ESPN+ | W 35–21 | 10,112 | |
| October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | Northwestern State* |
| ESPN+ | W 35–27 | 3,153 |
| October 15 | 2:00 p.m. | Lindenwood |
| ESPN+ | L 34–37 2OT | 6,875 |
| October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at Tennessee State | ESPN+ | L 17–37 | 6,237 | |
| October 29 | 2:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech |
| ESPN+ | L 17–20 | 5,817 |
| November 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at McNeese State* | ESPN+ | L 15–29 | 7,520 | |
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 20 Southeast Missouri State |
| ESPN+ | L 7–31 | 1,831 |
| November 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 25 UT Martin | ESPN+ | L 31–34 | 3,003 | |
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Game summaries
At Northern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
| Huskies | 7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
No. 11 Chattanooga
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 11 Mocs | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
| Panthers | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
At Illinois State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Redbirds | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
Murray State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 14 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 35 |
| Racers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Northwestern State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Demons | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| Panthers | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
Lindenwood
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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| Lions | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 37 |
| Panthers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
At Tennessee State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| Tigers | 3 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 37 |
Tennessee Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Eagles | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| Panthers | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
At McNeese State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| Cowboys | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 29 |
No. 20 Southeast Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 20 Redhawks | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
At No. 25 UT Martin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| No. 25 Skyhawks | 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
References
- "UT Martin Picked as 2022 Ohio Valley Conference Football Favorites". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- "2021 Preseason All-OVC Football Team Announced; APSU's Ellis and Jackson Named Preseason Players of the Year". ovcsports.com. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- "2022 Football Schedule". Eastern Illinois University. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
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