2023 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
The 2023 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team will represent Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Big South–OVC Football Association during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Chris Wilkerson, the Panthers play home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.
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| Conference | Big South–OVC |
| Record | 5–3 (1–2 Big South–OVC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Joe Davis (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Adam Gristick (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | O'Brien Field (capacity: 10,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 UT Martin | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lindenwood * | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Morris | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Preseason coaches' poll
The Big South-OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 25, 2023. The Panthers were picked to finish in eighth place.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Southeast Missouri | 96 (6) |
| 2 | Gardner-Webb | 86 (2) |
| 3 | UT Martin | 85 (1) |
| 4 | Tennessee Tech | 58 (1) |
| 5 | Tennessee State | 57 |
| 6 | Bryant | 48 |
| 7 | Lindenwood | 45 |
| 8 | Eastern Illinois | 33 |
| 9 | Charleston Southern | 30 |
| 10 | Robert Morris | 12 |
Preseason Watchlist
The Panthers had ten players selected to the preseason Big South-OVC watchlist.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 5:00 p.m. | at Indiana State* | ESPN+ | W 27–0 | 4,355 | |
| September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Bowling Green* | ESPN+ | L 15–38 | 12,312 | |
| September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Illinois State* | ESPN+ | W 14–13 | 6,602 | |
| September 23 | 2:00 p.m. | McNeese* |
| ESPN+ | W 31–28 | 6,565 |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Northwestern State* | ESPN+ | W 19–10 | 6,021 | |
| October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 18 UT Martin |
| ESPN+ | L 27–28 OT | 8,078 |
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Southeast Missouri State | ESPN+ | L 28–35 | 7,263 | |
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Bryant |
| ESPN+ | W 25-24 OT | 3,690 |
| November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at Lindenwood | ESPN+ | |||
| November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Tennessee State |
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| November 18 | 11:00 a.m. | at Robert Morris | ESPN+ | |||
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References
- "Southeast Missouri Voted 2023 Preseason Big South-OVC Football Association Favorite". bigsouthovcfootball.com. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- "Big South-OVC Football Association Reveals Preseason Watch List". bigsouthovcfootball.com. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- "2023 Eastern Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- "2023 Football Schedule". Eastern Illinois University Athletics Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
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