1987 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
1987 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 6 0 010 4 0
Western Illinois 5 1 07 4 0
Eastern Illinois 3 3 05 6 0
SW Missouri State 3 3 05 6 0
Indiana State 2 4 05 6 0
Southern Illinois 2 4 03 8 0
Illinois State 0 6 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois. Led by first-year head coach Bob Spoo, Eastern Illinois compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for third in the GCAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 5at San Jose State*L 3–24[1]
September 12at Northeast Missouri State*
W 16–10[2]
September 19No. T–14 Illinois StateW 15–9[3]
September 26at Liberty*W 17–14
October 3at Akron*L 10–24
October 10No. 13 Western Illinois
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 12–21
October 17Indiana State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 20–14
October 24Southwest Missouri State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 7–3
October 31at No. 10 Northern IowaL 17–19
November 7Southern Illinois
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 27–32
November 14at No. 14 Western Kentucky*L 15–30

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References

  1. "San Jose State 24, Eastern Illinois 3". The Palm Beach Post. September 6, 1987 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. "Ehmke boots Eastern". Herald and Review. September 13, 1987 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. "QB sparks Eastern past Illinois State". Southern Illinoisan. September 20, 1987 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
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