2014 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

2014 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; ^ – FCS playoff participant; Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2014 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
2014 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
2014 record	5–7 (5–3 OVC)
Head coach	Kim Dameron (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Greg Stevens (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Kane Wommack (1st season)
Home stadium	O'Brien Stadium; (Capacity: 10,000)
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Kim Dameron and played their home games at O'Brien Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Eastern Illinois finished the season 5–7, 5–3 in OVC play to finish in a tie for third place.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	6:00 pm	at Minnesota*	No. 16	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 20–42	44,344
September 6	6:00 pm	Southern Illinois*	No. 16	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	WEIU	L 21–38	9,155
September 13	12:00 pm	at Illinois State*	No. 25	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL (Mid-America Classic)	CSNC	L 15–34	12,570
September 20	1:30 pm	Austin Peay		O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	WEIU	W 63–7	9,169
September 27	2:00 pm	at Ohio*		Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	L 19–34	23,027
October 11	5:00 pm	at No. 17 Eastern Kentucky		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	L 33–36	5,700
October 18	1:00 pm	at SE Missouri State		Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	W 52–13	4,114
October 25	1:30 pm	Tennessee State		O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	ESPN3	W 28–3	8,289
November 1	1:30 pm	at Tennessee Tech		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	OVCDN	W 41–10	1,427
November 8	12:00 pm	Murray State		O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	WEIU	W 48–26	3,693
November 15	3:00 pm	at No. 3 Jacksonville State		JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	L 20–27	14,925
November 22	12:00 pm	UT Martin		O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	WEIU	L 16–45	2,170
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

v t Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Venues	O'Brien Field (1970–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Mid-America Classic (Illinois State)
Culture & lore	Billy the Panther
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1918 1928 1943 1948 1951 1955 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
National championship seasons in bold

2014 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^		8	–	0		10	–	2
No. 21 Eastern Kentucky ^		6	–	2		9	–	4
UT Martin		5	–	3		6	–	6
Eastern Illinois		5	–	3		5	–	7
Tennessee Tech		4	–	4		5	–	7
Tennessee State		3	–	5		6	–	6
SE Missouri State		3	–	5		5	–	7
Murray State		1	–	7		3	–	9
Austin Peay		1	–	7		1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll