2014 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

2014 Eastern Illinois Panthers football

Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
2014 record	5–7 (5–3 OVC)
Head coach	Kim Dameron (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Stevens (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Kane Wommack (1st year)
Home stadium	O'Brien Stadium (Capacity: 10,000)

2014 OVC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#9 Jacksonville State $^		8	–	0		10	–	2
#21 Eastern Kentucky ^		6	–	2		9	–	4
Tennessee–Martin		5	–	3		6	–	6
Eastern Illinois		5	–	3		5	–	7
Tennessee Tech		4	–	4		5	–	7
Tennessee State		3	–	5		6	–	6
SE Missouri State		3	–	5		5	–	7
Murray State		1	–	7		3	–	9
Austin Peay		1	–	7		1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of 6 December 2014 (UTC); Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

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. They 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*	#16	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 20–42	44,344
September 6	6:00 PM	Southern Illinois*	#16	O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, IL	WEIU	L 21–38	9,155
September 13	12:00 PM	at Illinois State*	#25	Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL (Mid-America Classic)	CSNC	L 15–34	12,570
September 20	1:30 PM	Austin Peay		O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, IL	WEIU	W 63–7	9,169
September 27	2:00 PM	at Ohio*		Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPN3	L 19–34	23,027
October 11	5:00 PM	at #17 Eastern Kentucky		Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY	OVCDN	L 33–36	5,700
October 18	1:00 PM	at SE Missouri State		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		Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, TN	OVCDN	W 41–10	1,427
November 8	12:00 PM	Murray State		O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, IL	WEIU	W 48–26	3,693
November 15	3:00 PM	at #3 Jacksonville State		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.

Source: Schedule

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
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
Coaches	11	14	24	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

References

Eastern Illinois Panthers football

Venues	O'Brien Stadium (1970–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Mid-America Classic (Illinois State)

Culture & lore	Billy the Panther

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

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