Eastern Illinois Panthers
men's soccer
Founded1963
UniversityEastern Illinois University
Athletic directorTom Michael
Head coachJosh Oakley (2nd season)
ConferenceOVC
LocationCharleston, Illinois
StadiumLakeside Soccer Field
(Capacity: 1,000)
NicknamePanthers
ColorsBlue and gray[1]
   
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament championships
NAIA: 1969
NCAA Tournament runner-up
1979*
NCAA Tournament College Cup
1974*, 1978*, 1979*, 1981
NCAA Tournament appearances
1972*, 1973*, 1974*, 1975*, 1977*, 1978*, 1979*, 1980*, 1981, 1982, 1983
*at Division II level
Conference Regular Season championships
AMCU: 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989
Mid-Cont: 1994

The Eastern Illinois Panthers men's soccer team represents Eastern Illinois University (EIU) as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference in NCAA Division I soccer.[2] The Panthers play their home matches at Lakeside Soccer Field located directly south of the Lantz Arena complex on the EIU campus in Charleston, Illinois.[3]

Conference membership

Eastern Illinois is currently a full member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC), which did not sponsor men's soccer until the 2023 season. Before the OVC launched its men's soccer league, EIU was an associate member of the Summit League for men's soccer, and remains an associate of that conference in men's and women's swimming & diving.

In 1982, EIU was one of the eight charter members of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities (AMCU) which changed its name to the Mid-Continent Conference (Mid-Con) in 1989 and became the Summit League in 2007. The Panthers played soccer in the AMCU/Mid-Con until leaving for membership in the OVC in 1996. Upon joining the OVC, EIU also became an affiliate member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) for men's soccer. The Panthers swimming & diving teams had returned to the Mid-Con in 1996; in 2011, EIU cut its membership to only two conferences as the men's soccer team returned to what is now the Summit League.

In March 2023, the OVC announced that it would start a men's soccer league in the 2023 season, allowing EIU to align men's soccer with the bulk of its other sports,[4]

Season results

References:[5][6][7][8]

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Eastern Illinois University (NAIA Independent) (1963–1971)
1963 Harold Pinther 4–1–0
1964 Harold Pinther 2–5–0
Harold Pinther: 6–6–0 .500
1965 Fritz Teller 6–3–0
1966 Fritz Teller 7–3–0NAIA District
1967 Fritz Teller 5–3–0
1968 Fritz Teller 5–5–0NAIA District
1969 Fritz Teller 13–1–1NAIA National Champions
1970 Fritz Teller 6–4NAIA District
1971 Fritz Teller 5–5–2NAIA District
Eastern Illinois University (Division II Independent) (1972–1982)
1972 Fritz Teller 7–3–1NCAA Div. II Second Round
1973 Fritz Teller 7–4–2NCAA Div. II Elite Eight
1974 Fritz Teller 10–5–0NCAA Div. II Fourth Place
1975 Fritz Teller 8–4–1NCAA Div. II First Round
1976 Fritz Teller 8–2–3
Fritz Teller: 87–42–10 .662
1977 Schellas Hyndman 10–4–1NCAA Div. II Elite Eight
1978 Schellas Hyndman 15–5–0NCAA Div. II Third Place
1979 Schellas Hyndman 14–4–3NCAA Div. II Runner-up
1980 Schellas Hyndman 12–4–0NCAA Div. II First Round
1981 Schellas Hyndman 19–2–2NCAA Div. I Third Place
1982 Schellas Hyndman 12–3–5NCAA Div. I First Round
Eastern Illinois University (AMCU/Mid-Con) (1983–1995)
1983 Schellas Hyndman 16–2–04–0–01st of 5NCAA Div. I Second Round
Schellas Hyndman: 98–24–11 .778
1984 Cizo Mosnia 11–5–12–2–03rd of 5
1985 Cizo Mosnia 11–5–14–0–01st of 5
1986 Cizo Mosnia 6–8–21–2–14th of 5
1987 Cizo Mosnia 11–7–34–0–01st of 5
1988 Cizo Mosnia 10–6–34–0–1t-1st of 6
1989 Cizo Mosnia 10–2–36–0–01st of 7
1990 Cizo Mosnia 5–11–24–2–14th of 8
1991 Cizo Mosnia 9–9–14–3–14th of 8
1992 Cizo Mosnia 3–10–23–3–16th of 8
1993 Cizo Mosnia 9–9–03–5–06th of 9
1994 Cizo Mosnia 12–3–16–1–11st of 5–West
Cizo Mosnia: 97–75–19 .558
1995 Troy Fabiano 3–12–03–5–04th of 5–West
Troy Fabiano: 3–12–0 .200
Eastern Illinois University (Missouri Valley Conference) (1996–2010)
1996 Tim McClements 8–11–01–4–05th of 6
1997 Tim McClements 4–15–03–4–05th of 8
1998 Tim McClements 12–5–32–4–16th of 8
1999 Tim McClements 6–11–10–6–18th of 8
Tim McClements: 30–42–4 .421
2000 Adam Howarth 12–6–16–5–0t-5th of 12
2001 Adam Howarth 6–10–12–7–09th of 10
2002 Adam Howarth 8–11–13–5–17th of 10
2003 Adam Howarth 5–12–20–8–110th of 10
2004 Adam Howarth 5–12–11–7–1t-8th of 10
2005 Adam Howarth 5–9–32–4–16th of 8
2006 Adam Howarth 11–7–21–3–26th of 7
2007 Adam Howarth 12–6–32–3–15th of 7
2008 Adam Howarth 5–11–30–5–06th of 6
2009 Adam Howarth 6–8–32–6–15th of 6
2010 Adam Howarth 4–12–11–5–17th of 8
Eastern Illinois University (The Summit League) (2011–2022)
2011 Adam Howarth 7–9–11–4–17th of 7
2012 Adam Howarth 3–13–11–5–17th of 7
2013 Adam Howarth 1–14–21–4–16th of 7
Adam Howarth: 90–140–24 .402
2014 Mark Hansen 3–13–11–4–17th of 7
Mark Hansen: 3–13–1 .206
2015 Kiki Lara 3–14–01–5–07th of 7
2016 Kiki Lara 5-12-12-4-06th of 7
2017 Kiki Lara 4-9-62-2-14th of 6
2018 Kiki Lara 3-11-41-2-24th of 6
2019 Kiki Lara 5-9-21-2-25th of 6
Kiki Lara: 20–55–13 .2996–13–3
2020 Ronnie Bouemboue 1-8-21-7-26th of 6
2021 Ronnie Bouemboue 2-12-11-57th of 7
Ronnie Bouemboue: 3–20–3 .1732–12–2
2022 Josh Oakley 1–12–30–7–17th of 7
Eastern Illinois University (Ohio Valley Conference) (2023–present)
2023 Josh Oakley 0–0–00–0–0
Josh Oakley: 1–12–2 .1330–7–1
Total:440–444–88 .498

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Retired numbers

No. Player Pos. Career No. retired Ref.
19Erik Proffitt [n 1]MF1987–88November 1988[10]
Notes
  1. ↑ Proffitt died in April 1989 after contracting spinal meningitis. He was 20 years old.[9]

Notable former athletes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "EIU BRANDING, MARKETING & LOGOS". Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Men's Soccer/Home". The Summit League website. The Summit League. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Lakeside Soccer Field". EIU Panthers website. Eastern Illinois University. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ "OVC Adds Men's Soccer as Championship Sport" (Press release). Ohio Valley Conference. March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Eastern Illinois Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Division II Men's Championship Records Men's Soccer" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Division I Men's Championship Records Men's Soccer" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ "The Summit League Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). The Summit League. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  9. ↑ Triple Threat: EIU tragic deaths by Matt Daniels at The Daily Western News - April 29, 2007
  10. ↑ "EIU Retired Numbers".
  11. ↑ "Schellas Hyndman". Southern Methodist University. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
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