2015 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
American college football season
2015 Eastern Illinois Panthers football | |
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NCAA Division I First Round, L 17–53 vs. Northern Iowa | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 25 |
FCS Coaches | No. 24 |
Record | 7–5 (7–1 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Greg Stevens (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Kane Wommack (2nd season) |
Home stadium | O'Brien Field |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Jacksonville State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Eastern Illinois ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Martin | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE Missouri State | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Kim Dameron, the Eastern Illinois compiled an overall record of 7–5 overall with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the OVC. The Panthers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Northern Iowa. The team played home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:00 pm | at Western Illinois* | ESPN3 | L 5–33 | 5,985 | ||
September 12 | 3:00 pm | at Northwestern* |
| ESPNews | L 0–41 | 29,131 | |
September 19 | 6:00 pm | No. 5 Illinois State* |
| WCIA | L 31–34 OT | 8,104 | |
October 3 | 4:00 pm | at Austin Peay | OVCDN | W 40–16 | 2,531 | ||
October 10 | 1:00 pm | Southeast Missouri State |
| ESPN3 | W 33–28 | 7,911 | |
October 17 | 6:00 pm | at Tennessee State | ASN | W 25–22 OT | 22,144 | ||
October 24 | 1:00 pm | Tennessee Tech![]() |
| WEIU | W 51–20 | 6,713 | |
October 31 | 1:00 pm | at Murray State | OVCDN | W 34–20 | 2,108 | ||
November 7 | 1:00 pm | No. 1 Jacksonville State |
| WEIU | L 3–24 | 4,221 | |
November 14 | 2:00 pm | at UT Martin | OVCDN | W 23–21 | 3,761 | ||
November 21 | 1:00 pm | No. 23 Eastern Kentucky |
| WEIU | W 21–7 | 1,438 | |
November 28 | 5:00 pm | at No. 15 Northern Iowa | No. 24 | ESPN3 | L 17–53 | 7,062 | |
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Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS FCS | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 25 |
Coaches | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 |