2001 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2001 Eastern Illinois Panthers football Ohio Valley Conference OVC 9 9–2 6–0 Bob Spoo 15th Roy Wittke 12th O'Brien Stadium OVC champion NCAA Division I-AA First Round L 43–49 at Northern Iowa The 2001 Eastern Illinois Panthers represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Bob Spoo, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 9–2, winning the OVC title 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 Northern Iowa. The Bobcats were ranked ninth in the final Sports Network poll. Schedule 2001 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network Central September 8 w y 12 2001 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 44–14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82726120/the-tennessean/ The Tennessean Newspapers.com September 10, 2001 College football: September 15 Canceled y y 11 Illinois State Hancock Stadium Normal, IL rivalry Reinhardt Randy Redbirds return to 11 games https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114277921/the-pantagraph/ December 7, 2022 The Pantagraph September 15, 2001 B1 Newspapers.com September 22 w y 11 2001 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY 21–14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82726211/the-courier-journal/ The Courier-Journal Newspapers.com September 23, 2001 Brown, C. L. EKU improves but falls again to Eastern Illinois September 29 w 8 2001 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 44–33 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82726341/journal-gazette/ Journal Gazette Newspapers.com October 1, 2001 Panthers play sloppy, beat Tennessee Tech Nielson, Brian October 6 10:00 p.m. l y y 6 San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA 7–40 20,064 October 13 w 10 2001 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 12–0 October 20 1:30 p.m. w y y 9 Southern Illinois Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL 49–21 5,150 Taylor runs wild in EIU win https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92545719/herald-and-review/ January 13, 2022 Herald and Review October 21, 2001 C10 Newspapers.com October 27 w 9 Tennessee State 13 O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 52–49 https://www.newspapers.com/article/herald-and-review-eiu-takes-control-of-o/142559037/ EIU takes control of OVC race Herald and Review October 28, 2001 March 2, 2024 Newspapers.com November 1 w y 6 2001 UT Martin Skyhawks Tennessee–Martin Graham Stadium Martin, TN 56–16 November 10 3:00 p.m. w y y 4 Florida Atlantic Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, FL 38–10 10,286 November 17 2:38 p.m. w 3 2001 Murray State Racers Murray State O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 37–6 5,243 December 1 l y y 3 Northern Iowa 6 UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA NCAA Division I-AA First Round 43–49 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 Category:Ohio Valley Conference football champion seasons Eastern Illinois Panthers football Eastern Illinois