The 2015 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Kim Dameron and played their home games at O'Brien Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 7–1 in OVC play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Northern Iowa.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
7:00 PM |
at Western Illinois* |
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Hanson Field • Macomb, IL |
ESPN3 |
L 5–33 |
5,985 |
September 12 |
3:00 PM |
at Northwestern* |
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Ryan Field • Evanston, IL |
ESPNews |
L 0–41 |
29,131 |
September 19 |
6:00 PM |
#5 Illinois State* |
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O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, IL (Mid-America Classic) |
WCIA |
L 31–34 OT |
8,104 |
October 3 |
4:00 PM |
at Austin Peay |
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Governors Stadium • Clarksville, TN |
OVCDN |
W 40–16 |
2,531 |
October 10 |
1:00 PM |
Southeast Missouri State |
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O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, IL |
ESPN3 |
W 33–28 |
7,911 |
October 17 |
6:00 PM |
at Tennessee State |
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Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN |
ASN |
W 25–22 OT |
22,144 |
October 24 |
1:00 PM |
Tennessee Tech |
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O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, IL |
WEIU |
W 51–20 |
6,713 |
October 31 |
1:00 PM |
at Murray State |
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Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY |
OVCDN |
W 34–20 |
2,108 |
November 7 |
1:00 PM |
#1 Jacksonville State |
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O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, IL |
WEIU |
L 3–24 |
4,221 |
November 14 |
2:00 PM |
at Tennessee–Martin |
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Graham Stadium • Martin, TN |
OVCDN |
W 23–21 |
3,761 |
November 21 |
1:00 PM |
#23 Eastern Kentucky |
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O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, IL |
WEIU |
W 21–7 |
1,438 |
November 28 |
5:00 PM |
at #15 Northern Iowa |
#24 |
UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA (FCS Playoffs First Round) |
ESPN3 |
L 17–53 |
7,062 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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Week |
Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
STATS FCS |
RV |
RV |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
24 |
25 |
Coaches |
25 |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
25 |
24 |
References
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Culture & lore |
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National championship seasons in bold
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