2005 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record9–3 (8–0 OVC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRoc Bellantoni (4th season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Indiana State*
W 24–13
September 10at BYU*
L 10–4552,630
September 17Illinois State*
L 6–276,785[1]
September 24Samford
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 43–14
October 8at Southeast Missouri State
W 48–24
October 15Eastern Kentucky
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 52–22
October 22at Murray State
W 35–28
October 29Tennessee–Martin
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 26–7
November 5at Tennessee StateNo. 25
W 27–3[2]
November 12Tennessee TechNo. 23
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 31–20
November 19at Jacksonville StateNo. 21
W 10–67,058
November 26at No. 8 Southern Illinois*No. 19
L 6–212,896[3]

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Roster

2005 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Mike Donato So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 91 Pierre Walters  Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 33 Tom Schofield Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ Nielsen, Brian (September 18, 2005). "ISU shuts down Panthers offense". Herald & Review. p. C5. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Eastern shrugs off Tennessee State". Northwest Herald. November 6, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Hanley, Reid (November 27, 2005). "Salukis start sluggish, finish with a flourish". Chicago Tribune. p. 3:5. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
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