2005 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
American college football season
| 2005 Eastern Illinois Panthers football | |
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OVC champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 6–21 vs. Southern Illinois | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 9–3 (8–0 OVC) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Roc Bellantoni (4th season) |
| Home stadium | O'Brien Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Eastern Illinois $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 7 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee–Martin | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | at Indiana State* |
| W 24–13 | |||
| September 10 | at BYU* | L 10–45 | 52,630 | |||
| September 17 | Illinois State* | L 6–27 | 6,785 | [1] | ||
| September 24 | Samford |
| W 43–14 | |||
| October 8 | at Southeast Missouri State | W 48–24 | ||||
| October 15 | Eastern Kentucky |
| W 52–22 | |||
| October 22 | at Murray State | W 35–28 | ||||
| October 29 | Tennessee–Martin |
| W 26–7 | |||
| November 5 | at Tennessee State | No. 25 | W 27–3 | [2] | ||
| November 12 | Tennessee Tech | No. 23 |
| W 31–20 | ||
| November 19 | at Jacksonville State | No. 21 | W 10–6 | 7,058 | ||
| November 26 | at No. 8 Southern Illinois* | No. 19 |
| L 6–21 | 2,896 | [3] |
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Roster
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| Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offense
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References
- ^ Nielsen, Brian (September 18, 2005). "ISU shuts down Panthers offense". Herald & Review. p. C5. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern shrugs off Tennessee State". Northwest Herald. November 6, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hanley, Reid (November 27, 2005). "Salukis start sluggish, finish with a flourish". Chicago Tribune. p. 3:5. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
