2013 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2013 Eastern Illinois Panthers football Eastern Illinois Panthers wodmark 2000-2015.png 200 Ohio Valley Conference OVC 4 4 12–2 8–0 Dino Babers 2nd Sterlin Gilbert 2nd Veer and shoot Kim McCloud 2nd 4–3 O'Brien Field OVC champion NCAA Division I Quarterfinal L 39–49 vs. Towson The 2013 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Dino Babers in his second and final season as head coach, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 12–2 overall with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the OVC title for the second consecutive season. Eastern Illinois earned the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Panthers defeated Tennessee State in the second round before losing to Towson in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois. On December 18, Babers resigned to become the head football coach at Bowling Green State University. Schedule 2013 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Central August 31 7:00 pm w y y 21 San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA MWN 40–19 42,978 September 7 6:00 pm w y y 14 Southern Illinois Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL 40–37 2OT 10,038 September 14 6:00 pm w y 9 Illinois State 18 O'Brien Field Charleston, IL Mid-America Classic WEIU 57–24 10,741 September 21 7:00 pm l y y 8 Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL ESPN3 39–43 23,595 September 28 1:30 pm w 8 Eastern Kentucky O'Brien Field Charleston, IL ESPN3 42–7 11,469 October 12 6:00 pm w y 5 Austin Peay Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN OVCDN 63–7 5,501 October 19 1:30 pm w y 3 Southeast Missouri State O'Brien Field Charleston, IL WEIU 55–33 11,569 October 26 4:00 pm w y 2 Tennessee State 21 LP Field Nashville, TN OVCDN 34–16 22,157 November 2 12:00 pm w 2 Tennessee Tech O'Brien Field Charleston, IL WEIU 56–21 6,939 November 9 12:00 pm w y 2 Murray State Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY OVCDN 37–17 3,119 November 16 12:00 pm w 2 Jacksonville State 22 O'Brien Field Charleston, IL ESPN3 52–14 6,693 November 23 1:00 pm w y 2 UT Martin Graham Stadium Martin, TN ESPN3 70–22 3,167 December 7 1:00 pm w y 2 Tennessee State 19 O'Brien Field Charleston, IL NCAA Division I Second Round ESPN3 51–10 4,825 December 13 7:00 pm l y 2 Towson 5 NCAA Division I Quarterfinal O'Brien Field Charleston, IL ESPN2 39–49 3,850 Cumulative Season Statistics http://www.eiupanthers.com/custompages/football/2013/TEAMCUME.HTM Eastern Illinois Athletics December 14, 2013 December 14, 2013 Game summaries San Diego State 2013 San Diego State Aztecs football team Aztecs 13 3 3 0 #21 (FCS) Panthers 7 12 7 14 August 31 Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA 7:00 PM CST 42,978 yes 1 12:57 SDSU 41-yard field goal by Wes Feer SDSU 3–0 1 11:14 EIU Erik Lora 37-yard touchdown reception from Jimmy Garoppolo, Cameron Berra kick good EIU 7–3 1 9:11 SDSU Colin Lockett 48-yard touchdown run, Feer kick good SDSU 10–7 1 4:25 SDSU 35-yard field goal by Feer SDSU 13–7 2 13:43 EIU Lora 4-yard touchdown reception from Garoppolo, Berra kick no good Tied 13–13 2 3:22 EIU Keiondre Gober 62-yard touchdown reception from Garoppolo, Berra kick blocked EIU 19–13 2 :16 SDSU 22-yard field goal by Feer EIU 19–16 3 10:57 SDSU 38-yard field goal by Feer Tied 19–19 3 7:36 EIU Taylor Duncan 2-yard touchdown run, Berra kick good EIU 26–19 4 13:43 EIU Punt returned 60 yards for touchdown by Shephard Little, Berra kick good EIU 33–19 4 4:30 EIU Duncan 45-yard touchdown run, Berra kick good EIU 40–19 yes Ranking movements Sports Network 0 14 21 14 9 8 8 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 Coaches 0 14 23 16 12 10 12 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 References Eastern Illinois Category:Eastern Illinois Panthers football seasons Category:Ohio Valley Conference football champion seasons Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois Panthers football