American college football season
The 2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Kim Dameron, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 6–5 overall with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the OVC. Eastern Illinois played home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
---|
| 6:00 pm | No. 20 Western Illinois* | | | WEIU | L 21–38 | 7,618 |
September 10 | 2:30 pm | at Miami (OH)* | | | ESPN3 | W 21–17 | 17,369 |
September 17 | 2:00 pm | at No. 5 Illinois State* | | | CSNCH | W 24–21 | 13,391 |
September 24 | 1:00 pm | Austin Peay | No. 18 | - O'Brien Field
- Charleston, IL
| WEIU | W 56–35 | 6,169 |
October 1 | 6:00 pm | at Southeast Missouri State | No. 13 | | OVCDN | L 14–21 | 4,892 |
October 8 | 6:00 pm | Tennessee State | No. 19 | - O'Brien Field
- Charleston, IL
| WEIU | W 35–34 | 4,319 |
October 15 | 6:00 pm | at Tennessee Tech | No. 18 | | OVCDN | W 30–24 | 4,082 |
October 22 | 1:00 pm | Murray State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 15 | - O'Brien Field
- Charleston, IL
| WEIU | L 38–40 | 7,907 |
October 29 | 2:00 pm | at No. 2 Jacksonville State | No. 23 | | ESPN3 | L 14–47 | 21,655 |
November 5 | 1:00 pm | UT Martin | | - O'Brien Field
- Charleston, IL
| WEIU | L 17–33 | 3,054 |
November 19 | 1:00 pm | at Eastern Kentucky | | | OVCDN | W 24–0 | 3,100 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#20 Leathernecks | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
Panthers | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
RedHawks | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
#5 Redbirds | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Governors | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
#18 Panthers | 14 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 56 |
At Southeast Missouri State
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#13 Panthers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Redhawks | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
#19 Panthers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#18 Panthers | 0 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
Golden Eagles | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Racers | 3 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 40 |
#15 Panthers | 21 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
At Jacksonville State
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#23 Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
#2 Gamecocks | 21 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 47 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Skyhawks | 6 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 33 |
Panthers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
At Eastern Kentucky
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
Colonels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
---|
Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
---|
STATS FCS | RV | RV | RV | 18 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 23 | RV | — | — | — | — |
---|
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | 16 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 24 | — | — | — | — |
---|
|
---|
Venues | |
---|
Bowls & rivalries | |
---|
Culture & lore | |
---|
People | |
---|
Seasons | |
---|
National championship seasons in bold |