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2009 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
OVC champion
NCAA Division I First Round, L 7–48 vs. Southern Illinois
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 19
Record8–4 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Brien Field
Seasons← 20082010 →
2009 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Jacksonville State   6 – 1     8 – 3  
No. 19 Eastern Illinois $^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Tennessee Tech   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Eastern Kentucky   5 – 3     5 – 6  
UT Martin   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Tennessee State   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Austin Peay   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Murray State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Southeast Missouri State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Jacksonville State had the best record in conference play, but was not eligible for the FCS playoffs because of APR violations.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by 22nd-year head coach Bob Spoo and played their home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois. The Panthers finished the season with an 8–4 record overall and a 6–2 record in conference play, making them conference champions. The team received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Southern Illinois in the first round. Eastern Illinois was ranked No. 19 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of NCAA Division I FCS teams.

The team retired former quarterback Tony Romo's jersey number before their October 17 game against Tennessee Tech.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Illinois State*W 31–610,013
September 12at Indiana State*W 31–02,977
September 19at Southeast Missouri StateW 23–149,053
September 26at Austin PeayNo. 24W 30–204,618
October 3No. 18 Eastern KentuckyNo. 23
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 31–3611,271
October 10at No. 14 (FBS) Penn State*No. 25L 3–52104,488
October 17Tennessee Tech
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
W 23–158,708
October 24at No. 13 Jacksonville StateNo. 25W 28–2012,380
October 31at Murray StateNo. 20W 16–102,444
November 14UT MartinNo. 14
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
W 49–135,346
November 19Tennessee StateNo. 14
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
L 10–213,509
November 28at No. 1 Southern Illinois*No. 19L 7–486,391

References

  1. "Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University Athletics. p. 53. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  2. "Sports Network's Final 2009 FCS College Football Poll". The Sports Network. December 21, 2009. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Ea. Illinois outlasts late rally by Tech". The Tennessean. October 18, 2009. p. 6C. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Nielsen, Brian (September 4, 2009). "Panthers Run Over Illinois State In Opener". Mattoon Journal Gazette. p. B1. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Eastern Illinois 31, Indiana State 0". Herald and Review. September 13, 2009. p. C4. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Nielsen, Brian (September 21, 2009). "Instead of 'freaking out,' Panthers win". Mattoon Journal Gazette. p. B1. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Horne, James D. (September 27, 2009). "First-quarter woes too big to overcome". The Leaf-Chronicle. p. C1. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Colonels come back to top Eastern Illinois". The Courier-Journal. Associated Press. October 4, 2009. p. C10. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Musselman, Ron (October 11, 2009). "Nittany Lions pound I-AA foe". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. D3. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Muskewitz, Al (October 25, 2009). "EI, EI, Uh-Oh". The Anniston Star. p. 1C. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "No offense? No problem as Eastern clips Murray State". Herald and Review. Associated Press. November 1, 2009. p. C7. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Skyhawks routed at the Panthers". The Jackson Sun. Associated Press. November 15, 2009. p. 2C. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Nielsen, Brian (November 20, 2009). "Tennessee State stalls Panthers' title plans". Mattoon Journal Gazette. p. B1. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Salukis pound away". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. November 29, 2009. p. 3:4. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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