The 2009 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by 22nd-year head coach Bob Spoo and played their home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with an 8–4 record overall and a 6–2 record in conference play, making them conference champions. The team received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Southern Illinois in the first round.[1] Eastern Illinois was ranked No. 19 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of NCAA Division I FCS teams.[2]
2009 Eastern Illinois Panthers football | |
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OVC champion | |
NCAA Division I First Round, L 7–48 vs. Southern Illinois | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 19 |
Record | 8–4 (6–2 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | O'Brien Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Jacksonville State | 6 | - | 1 | 8 | - | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Eastern Illinois $^ | 6 | - | 2 | 8 | - | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 5 | - | 3 | 6 | - | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 5 | - | 3 | 5 | - | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Martin | 4 | - | 4 | 5 | - | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 3 | - | 4 | 4 | - | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 3 | - | 5 | 4 | - | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 2 | - | 6 | 3 | - | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeast Missouri State | 1 | - | 7 | 2 | - | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team retired former quarterback Tony Romo's jersey number before their October 17 game against Tennessee Tech.[3]
Zeitplan
editDate | Opponent | Rank | Website | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | Illinois State* | W 31–6 | 10,013 | [4] | ||
September 12 | at Indiana State* | W 31–0 | 2,977 | [5] | ||
September 19 | at Southeast Missouri State | W 23–14 | 9,053 | [6] | ||
September 26 | at Austin Peay | No. 24 | W 30–20 | 4,618 | [7] | |
October 3 | No. 18 Eastern Kentucky | No. 23 |
| L 31–36 | 11,271 | [8] |
October 10 | at No. 14 (FBS) Penn State* | No. 25 | L 3–52 | 104,488 | [9] | |
October 17 | Tennessee Tech |
| W 23–15 | 8,708 | [3] | |
October 24 | at No. 13 Jacksonville State | No. 25 | W 28–20 | 12,380 | [10] | |
October 31 | at Murray State | No. 20 | W 16–10 | 2,444 | [11] | |
November 14 | UT Martin | No. 14 |
| W 49–13 | 5,346 | [12] |
November 19 | Tennessee State | No. 14 |
| L 10–21 | 3,509 | [13] |
November 28 | at No. 1 Southern Illinois* | No. 19 | L 7–48 | 6,391 | [14] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University Athletics. p. 53. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ "Sports Network's Final 2009 FCS College Football Poll". The Sports Network. December 21, 2009. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ a b "Ea. Illinois outlasts late rally by Tech". The Tennessean. October 18, 2009. p. 6C. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Nielsen, Brian (September 4, 2009). "Panthers Run Over Illinois State In Opener". Mattoon Journal Gazette. p. B1. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern Illinois 31, Indiana State 0". Herald and Review. September 13, 2009. p. C4. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Nielsen, Brian (September 21, 2009). "Instead of 'freaking out,' Panthers win". Mattoon Journal Gazette. p. B1. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Horne, James D. (September 27, 2009). "First-quarter woes too big to overcome". The Leaf-Chronicle. p. C1. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colonels come back to top Eastern Illinois". The Courier-Journal. Associated Press. October 4, 2009. p. C10. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Musselman, Ron (October 11, 2009). "Nittany Lions pound I-AA foe". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. D3. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Muskewitz, Al (October 25, 2009). "EI, EI, Uh-Oh". The Anniston Star. p. 1C. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No offense? No problem as Eastern clips Murray State". Herald and Review. Associated Press. November 1, 2009. p. C7. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Skyhawks routed at the Panthers". The Jackson Sun. Associated Press. November 15, 2009. p. 2C. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Nielsen, Brian (November 20, 2009). "Tennessee State stalls Panthers' title plans". Mattoon Journal Gazette. p. B1. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Salukis pound away". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. November 29, 2009. p. 3:4. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.