2005 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 football 2005 Eastern Illinois Panthers Ohio Valley Conference OVC 9–3 8–0 Bob Spoo 19th Roc Bellantoni 4th O'Brien Stadium OVC champion NCAA Division I-AA First Round L 6–21 vs. Southern Illinois 16 The 2005 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Bob Spoo, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the OVC title. Eastern Illinois was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost Southern Illinois in the first round. Schedule 2005 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network Central September 1 6:00 p.m. w y y 2005 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN 24–13 4,525 September 10 2:00 p.m. l y y BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT SWP 10–45 52,630 September 17 6:00 p.m. l y Illinois State O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL rivalry 6–27 6,785 Nielsen Brian ISU shuts down Panthers offense https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113741629/herald-and-review/ November 27, 2022 Herald & Review September 18, 2005 C5 Newspapers.com September 24 1:30 p.m. w Samford O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 43–14 9,757 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-bulldogs-drop-confer/176072598/ The Birmingham News Bulldogs drop conference opener September 25, 2005 July 6, 2025 Newspapers.com October 8 6:00 p.m. w y 2005 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO 48–24 4,275 October 15 1:30 p.m. w 2005 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 52–22 8,732 October 22 2:00 p.m. w y 2005 Murray State Racers Murray State Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY 35–28 5,305 October 29 6:00 p.m. w 2005 Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks Tennessee–Martin O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 26–7 3,412 November 5 6:00 p.m. w y 25 Tennessee State The Coliseum Nashville, TN 27–3 23,481 https://www.newspapers.com/article/northwest-herald-eastern-shrugs-off-tenn/142610068/ Eastern shrugs off Tennessee State Northwest Herald November 6, 2005 March 3, 2024 Newspapers.com November 12 1:30 p.m. w 23 2005 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL 31–20 5,512 November 19 1:00 p.m. w y 21 Jacksonville State Burgess-Snow Field Jacksonville, AL 10–6 7,058 November 26 1:00 p.m. l y y 19 Southern Illinois 8 O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL NCAA Division I-AA First Round 6–21 2,896 Hanley Reid Salukis start sluggish, finish with a flourish https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90861056/chicago-tribune/ December 19, 2021 Chicago Tribune November 27, 2005 3:5 Newspapers.comhttps://static.eiupanthers.com/custompages/football/2019/EIU_Football_Online_Guide_2019.pdf EIU Football Online Guide, 2019 Eastern Illinois athletics February 12, 2020https://static.ovcsports.com/custompages/stats/football/2005/EIU.HTM 2005 Cumulative Season Statistics static.ovcsports.com July 6, 2024 Roster 2005 Eastern Illinois Panthers f 10 So Mike Donato QB 91 Fr Pierre Walters DE yes y 33 Sr Tom Schofield P https://web.archive.org/web/20051203010231/http://www.eiu.edu/~sprtinfo/sports/football/roster-numerical.htm Bob Spoo References Eastern Illinois Category:Eastern Illinois Panthers football seasons Category:Ohio Valley Conference football champion seasons Eastern Illinois Panthers football Eastern Illinois