2015 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

The 2015 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Kim Dameron, the Eastern Illinois compiled an overall record of 7–5 overall with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the OVC. The Panthers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Northern Iowa. The team played home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.

2015 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 25
FCS CoachesNo. 24
Record7–5 (7–1 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Stevens (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorKane Wommack (2nd season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Field
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Jacksonville State $^   8 0     13 2  
No. 25 Eastern Illinois ^   7 1     7 5  
UT Martin   6 2     7 4  
Eastern Kentucky   5 3     6 5  
SE Missouri State   3 4     4 7  
Tennessee Tech   3 5     4 7  
Murray State   2 6     3 8  
Tennessee State   1 6     4 6  
Austin Peay   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 pmat Western Illinois*ESPN3L 5–335,985
September 123:00 pmat Northwestern*ESPNewsL 0–4129,131
September 196:00 pmNo. 5 Illinois State*WCIAL 31–34 OT8,104
October 34:00 pmat Austin PeayOVCDNW 40–162,531
October 101:00 pmSoutheast Missouri State
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
ESPN3W 33–287,911
October 176:00 pmat Tennessee StateASNW 25–22 OT22,144
October 241:00 pmTennessee Tech 
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUW 51–206,713
October 311:00 pmat Murray StateOVCDNW 34–202,108
November 71:00 pmNo. 1 Jacksonville State
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUL 3–244,221
November 142:00 pmat UT MartinOVCDNW 23–213,761
November 211:00 pmNo. 23 Eastern Kentucky
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUW 21–71,438
November 285:00 pmat No. 15 Northern IowaNo. 24ESPN3L 17–537,062
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRVRVRVRVRVRVRV2425
Coaches25RVRVRVRVRV2524

References

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