2015 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2015 Eastern Illinois Panthers football Eastern Illinois Panthers wordmark.svg 200 Ohio Valley Conference OVC 25 24 7–5 7–1 Kim Dameron 2nd Greg Stevens 2nd Kane Wommack 2nd O'Brien Field NCAA Division I First Round L 17–53 vs. Northern Iowa 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.Football Record Book https://static.eiupanthers.com/custompages/Record_Books/Football%20Record%20Book.pdf Eastern Illinois University Athletics November 1, 2025 53 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 2015 NCAA Division I FCS STATS Central September 3 Thursday 7:00 pm l y y Western Illinois Hanson Field Macomb, IL ESPN3 5–33 5,985 September 12 3:00 pm l y y Northwestern Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPNews 0–41 29,131 September 19 6:00 pm l y Illinois State 5 O'Brien Field Charleston, IL Mid-America Classic WCIA 31–34 OT 8,104 October 3 4:00 pm w y Austin Peay Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN OVCDN 40–16 2,531 October 10 1:00 pm w Southeast Missouri State O'Brien Field Charleston, IL ESPN3 33–28 7,911 October 17 6:00 pm w y Tennessee State Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN ASN 25–22 OT 22,144 October 24 1:00 pm w y Tennessee Tech O'Brien Field Charleston, IL WEIU 51–20 6,713 October 31 1:00 pm w y Murray State Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY OVCDN 34–20 2,108 November 7 1:00 pm l Jacksonville State 1 O'Brien Field Charleston, IL WEIU 3–24 4,221 November 14 2:00 pm w y UT Martin Graham Stadium Martin, TN OVCDN 23–21 3,761 November 21 1:00 pm w Eastern Kentucky 23 O'Brien Field Charleston, IL WEIU 21–7 1,438 November 28 5:00 pm l y 24 Northern Iowa 15 UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA NCAA Division I First Round ESPN3 17–53 7,062 Ranking movements STATS FCS 0 13 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV 24 25 Coaches 0 13 25 NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV 25 24 References Eastern Illinois Category:Eastern Illinois Panthers football seasons Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois Panthers football