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1991 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 GCAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoy Wittke (2nd season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Stadium
Seasons← 19901992 →
1991 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 14 Western Illinois ^ 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Southern Illinois 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Southwest Missouri State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Indiana State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Eastern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bob Spoo, the Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois. Eastern Illinois finished the season with on overall record of 4–7 and a conference mark of 2–4, tying for fifth place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Lock Haven*W 62–164,018
September 71:00 p.m.at Iowa State*L 13–4241,680
September 14Eastern Washington*
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 31–125,822
September 21at Murray State*L 27–284,174
October 5Western Illinois
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
L 15–164,208
October 12at Indiana StateL 15–164,472
October 19Illinois State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL (rivalry)
W 37–288,421
November 2at Southern IllinoisL 30–316,500
November 9at Western KentuckyL 26–284,124
November 16Southwest Missouri State
  • O'Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 35–299,131
November 231:30 p.m.at No. 4 Northern IowaL 17–186,914

References

  1. "Eastern Illinois 62, Lock Haven St. 16". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 1, 1991 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. "Iowa State 42, Eastern Illinois 13". The Des Moines Register. September 8, 1991 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. "Thorne Helps E. Illinois Needle E. Washington". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 15, 1991 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. "Murray State....... 28 E. Illinois............ 27". Southern Illinoisan. September 22, 1991 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. Lampe, Jeff (October 6, 1991). "Eastern stumbles after blocked conversions". Herald and Review. p. D3. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bears blow chance at playoffs". The Springfield News-Leader. November 17, 1991. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
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