2000 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2000 Eastern Illinois Panthers football Ohio Valley Conference OVC 17 8–4 6–1 Bob Spoo 14th Roy Wittke 11th Kim Dameron 1st O'Brien Stadium NCAA Division I-AA First Round L 13–45 at Montana The 2000 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Bob Spoo, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 8–4, finishing second in OVC with a conference mark of 6–1. Eastern Illinois was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Montana. The Bobcats were ranked 17th in the final Sports Network poll. Their starting quarterback, Tony Romo, went on to play 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Schedule 2000 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network August 31 w y y 2000 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN 42–24 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82593468/the-daily-journal/ The Daily Journal Newspapers.com September 1, 2000 Panthers down Indiana State September 9 w y 2000 Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers Kentucky Wesleyan O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 72–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82593542/messenger-inquirer/ Messenger-Inquirer Newspapers.com September 10, 2000 Wesleyan hammered by Eastern Illinois September 16 l y y Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, OH 26–31 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82593615/journal-gazette/ Journal Gazette Newspapers.com September 18, 2000 Nielson, Brian Despite loss, Panthers gain a lot of respect September 23 w y 2000 Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks Tennessee–Martin Graham Stadium Martin, TN 42–7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82593678/quad-city-times/ Quad-City Times Newspapers.com September 24, 2000 E. Illinois 42, Tenn.-Martin 7 October 7 w Tennessee State O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 33–19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82593752/journal-gazette/ Journal Gazette Newspapers.com October 9, 2000 Kelly, Jeff Residents come out for festivities despite cold October 14 w 2000 Murray State Racers Murray State O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 48–7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82593821/the-paducah-sun/ The Paducah Sun Newspapers.com October 16, 2000 Panthers' Romo earns OVC player on Racers October 21 w y 24 2000 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN 27–16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82593911/the-courier-journal/ The Courier-Journal Newspapers.com October 22, 2000 Eastern Illinois 27, Tennessee Tech 16 October 28 l y 19 Western Kentucky L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 9 12–34 11,300 November 4 w 21 2000 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 38–9 November 11 l y y 20 Illinois State Hancock Stadium Normal, IL rivalry 2OT 41–44 8,540 Redbirds recover for 2 OT victory https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93238221/the-rock-island-argus/ January 22, 2022 The Rock Island Argus Associated Press November 12, 2000 C2 Newspapers.com November 18 w 22 2000 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 49–6 November 25 l y y 17 Montana 1 Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT NCAA Division I-AA First Round MTN 13–45 16,212 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-missoulian-first-round-no-sweat/177908235/ The Missoulian First round: No sweat November 26, 2000 July 31, 2025 Newspapers.com https://static.eiupanthers.com/custompages/football/2019/EIU_Football_Online_Guide_2019.pdf EIU Football Online Guide, 2019 Eastern Illinois athletics February 12, 2020 References Eastern Illinois Category:Eastern Illinois Panthers football seasons Eastern Illinois Panthers football Eastern Illinois