2014 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
The 2014 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Kim Dameron and played their home games at O'Brien Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Eastern Illinois finished the season 5–7, 5–3 in OVC play to finish in a tie for third place.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 28 |
6:00 PM |
at Minnesota* |
No. 16 |
TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN |
BTN |
L 20–42 |
44,344 |
September 6 |
6:00 PM |
Southern Illinois* |
No. 16 |
O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, IL |
WEIU |
L 21–38 |
9,155 |
September 13 |
12:00 PM |
at Illinois State* |
No. 25 |
Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL (Mid-America Classic) |
CSNC |
L 15–34 |
12,570 |
September 20 |
1:30 PM |
Austin Peay |
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O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, IL |
WEIU |
W 63–7 |
9,169 |
September 27 |
2:00 PM |
at Ohio* |
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Peden Stadium • Athens, OH |
ESPN3 |
L 19–34 |
23,027 |
October 11 |
5:00 PM |
at No. 17 Eastern Kentucky |
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Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY |
OVCDN |
L 33–36 |
5,700 |
October 18 |
1:00 PM |
at SE Missouri State |
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Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, MO |
OVCDN |
W 52–13 |
4,114 |
October 25 |
1:30 PM |
Tennessee State |
|
O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, IL |
ESPN3 |
W 28–3 |
8,289 |
November 1 |
1:30 PM |
at Tennessee Tech |
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Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, TN |
OVCDN |
W 41–10 |
1,427 |
November 8 |
12:00 PM |
Murray State |
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O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, IL |
WEIU |
W 48–26 |
3,693 |
November 15 |
3:00 PM |
at No. 3 Jacksonville State |
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JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL |
ESPN3 |
L 20–27 |
14,925 |
November 22 |
12:00 PM |
Tennessee–Martin |
|
O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, IL |
WEIU |
L 16–45 |
2,170 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
Final |
Sports Network |
16 |
16 |
25 |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
RV |
NR |
NR |
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Coaches |
11 |
14 |
24 |
RV |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
RV |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
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