Eastern Illinois FCS : OVC-Big South

Location
Charleston IL

Spirit Name
Panthers

Mascot
Billy The Panther

Stadium:
O'Brian: FCS Rank 76
Capacity: 10,000
Surface: Artificial

Offense Data | Defense Data

University Snapshot

Year	Annual Record	Coach	Head Coach Record	Overall Record	Total Win Rank / Winning %	Returning Letterman	Returning Starters	Attendance
2010	2-9	Bob Spoo	@ EIU 148-118-1 Winning Percentage 55.62	470-484-44 Winning Percentage 49.30	Total Win Rank 50 Winning Percentage Rank 87	Total 41 Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense 7 Defense 8	5,669 Decrease FCS Rank 85
2010	8-4	Bob Spoo	@ EIU 146-109-1 Winning Percentage 57.23	468-475-44 Winning Percentage 49.65	Total Win Rank 48 Winning Percentage Rank 85	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense 7* Defense 6	7,769 Increase FCS Rank 45
2011	2-9	Bob Spoo	@ EIU 150-127-1 Winning Percentage 54.14	472-493-44 Winning Percentage 48.96	Total Win Rank 53 Winning Percentage Rank 90	Total 36 Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense 9* Defense 6	7,587 Increase FCS Rank 61
2012	7-5	Dino Babers	@ EIU 7-5 Winning Percentage 58.33	479-498-44 Winning Percentage 49.07	Total Win Rank 49 Winning Percentage Rank 86	Total 42 Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense 9* Defense 8	7,136 Decrease FCS Rank 65
2013	12-2	Dino Babers	@ EIU 19-7 Winning Percentage 73.08	491-500-44 Winning Percentage 49.57	Total Win Rank 46 Winning Percentage Rank 82	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	8,012 Increase FCS Rank 51
2014	5-7	Kim Dameron	@ EIU 5-7 Winning Percentage 41.67	496-507-44 Winning Percentage 49.47	Total Win Rank 44 Winning Percentage Rank 81	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	6,495 Decrease FCS Rank 62
2015	7-5	Kim Dameron	@ EIU 12-12 Winning Percentage 50.00	503-512-44 Winning Percentage 49.58	Total Win Rank 45 Winning Percentage Rank 83	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	5,677 Decrease FCS Rank 76
2016	6-5	Kim Dameron	@ EIU 18-17 Winning Percentage 51.43	509-517-44 Winning Percentage 49.63	Total Win Rank 45 Winning Percentage Rank 80	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	5,813 Increase FCS Rank 75
2017	6-5	Kim Dameron	@ EIU 24-22 Winning Percentage 52.17	515-522-44 Winning Percentage 49.68	Total Win Rank 45 Winning Percentage Rank 79	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	4,950 Decrease FCS Rank 85
2018	3-8	Kim Dameron	@ EIU 27-30 Winning Percentage 47.36	518-530-44 Winning Percentage 49.45	Total Win Rank 45 Winning Percentage Rank 79	Total Offense Defense NA ST	Offense NA Defense NA	5,343 Increase FCS Rank 79
2019	1-11	Adam Cushing	@ EIU 1-11 Winning Percentage 08.33	519-541-44 Winning Percentage 49.00	Total Win Rank 47 Winning Percentage Rank 81	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	4,883 Decrease FCS Rank 80
2020	1-5	Adam Cushing	@ EIU 2-16 Winning Percentage 11.11	520-546-44 Winning Percentage 48.83	Total Win Rank 47 Winning Percentage Rank 84	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	Covid 19
2021	1-10	Adam Cushing	@ EIU 3-26 Winning Percentage 10.34	521-556-44 Winning Percentage 48.44	Total Win Rank 51 Winning Percentage Rank 86	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	4,441 Decrease FCS Rank 89
2022	2-9	Chris Wilkerson	@ EIU 2-9 Winning Percentage 18.18	523-565-44 Winning Percentage 48.14	Total Win Rank 52 Winning Percentage Rank 89	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	4,848 Increase FCS Rank 84
2023	8-3	Chris Wilkerson	@ EIU 10-12 Winning Percentage 45.45	531-568-44 Winning Percentage 48.38	Total Win Rank 49 Winning Percentage Rank 84	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	5,672 Increase FCS Rank 68
2024	3-9	Chris Wilkerson	@ EIU 13-21 Winning Percentage 38.24	534-577-44 Winning Percentage 48.14	Total Win Rank 48 Winning Percentage Rank 83	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	TBD
2025	0-0	Chris Wilkerson	@ EIU 13-21 Winning Percentage 38.24	534-577-44 Winning Percentage 48.14	Total Win Rank 48 Winning Percentage Rank 84	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA
2026	0-0
* = Returning Quarterback

Schedule (2026)

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FCS : OVC-Big South

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Record 2026

Overall: W:0 L:0 T:0
Conf: W:0 L:0 T:0
Division: W:0 L:0 T:0

Game Date

Home VS Away

Score

Game Stats

Aug-27 2026

Murray State (KY)
-VS-
Eastern Illinois

N/A

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Murray State (KY)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eastern Illinois	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Sep-03 2026

Minnesota
-VS-
Eastern Illinois

N/A

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Minnesota	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eastern Illinois	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The Golden Gophers & Panthers have never met on a FB Field / EIU plays in a combo conference BSC/OVC (Big South-Ohio Valley) / In the 2025 season, Eastern went 3-9 / Last year (2025); the Panthers played one P4 team, Alabama, lost, 56-0!