1995 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

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1995 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Gateway champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 29–34 vs.Stephen F. Austin
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 12
1995 record10–2 (5–1 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoy Wittke (6th season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Gateway Football Conference standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Eastern Illinois +^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 18 Northern Iowa +^ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 5 – 0
No. 24 Indiana State 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Illinois State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Southern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Western Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Southwest Missouri State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Bob Spoo, the Panthers compiled and overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the Gateway title. Eastern Illinois was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Stephen F. Austin in the first round.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Austin Peay*
W 31–13
September 9Southeast Missouri State*
W 34–18
September 16Tennessee–Martin*
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 30–22
September 23Southwest Missouri State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 9–7
September 30Central State (OH)*
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 33–27
October 7at No. 21 Northern IowaNo. 22
L 7–17
October 14at Western Kentucky*No. 25
W 35–9
October 28Illinois StateNo. 18
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 31–10
November 4Western IllinoisNo. 15
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 20–17
November 11at Southern IllinoisNo. 12
W 42–212,100[1]
November 18at No. 19 Indiana StateNo. 12
W 27–6
November 25at No. 5 Stephen F. Austin*No. 12
L 29–34
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from The Sports Netowrk Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ Weaner, Phil (November 12, 1995). "Salukis end year on losing note". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.
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