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1987 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

1987 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 GCAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKit Cartwright (1st season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 4 – 0
Western Illinois 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Eastern Illinois 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
SW Missouri State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Indiana State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Southern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Illinois State 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois. Led by first-year head coach Bob Spoo, Eastern Illinois compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for third in the GCAC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at San Jose State*
L 3–24[1]
September 12at Northeast Missouri State*
W 16–10[2]
September 19No. T–14 Illinois State
W 15–9[3]
September 26at Liberty*
W 17–146,100[4]
October 3at Akron*No. 14
L 10–2412,524[5]
October 10No. 13 Western Illinois
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 12–212,413[6]
October 17Indiana Statedagger
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
W 20–149,734[7]
October 24Southwest Missouri State
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
W 7–31,203[8]
October 31at No. 10 Northern Iowa
L 17–1913,203[9]
November 7Southern Illinois
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 27–3211,485[10]
November 14at No. 14 Western Kentucky*
L 15–308,000[11]

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References

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  1. ^ "San Jose State 24, Eastern Illinois 3". The Palm Beach Post. September 6, 1987 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Ehmke boots Eastern". Herald and Review. September 13, 1987 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "QB sparks Eastern past Illinois State". Southern Illinoisan. September 20, 1987 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Eastern nips Liberty, 17–14". Herald and Review. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Akron zips past Eastern Illinois, 24–10". The Plain Dealer. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Western Ill. rolls past Eastern Ill". Chicago Tribune. October 11, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Eastern Illinois tops Indiana St". Southern Illinoisan. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Eastern's 2-minute plan works". Herald and Review. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Being lucky nets Panthers a good win, 19–17". The Gazette. November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "SIU shocks Eastern". Southern Illinoisan. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "WKU warms up to winning season". Messenger-Inquirer. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.