1993 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

American college football season

1993 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Record	3–7–1 (2–3–1 GFC)
Head coach	Bob Spoo (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Roy Wittke (4th season)
Home stadium	O'Brien Stadium
Seasons← 1992 1994 →

1993 Gateway Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 13 Northern Iowa $^	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Southwest Missouri State	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Western Illinois	4	–	2	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State	2	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Eastern Illinois	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Indiana State	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 4		at Murray State*	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	W 34–17
September 11		at No. 4 McNeese State*	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 7–49	19,579
September 18		at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 10–31
September 25		Western Illinois	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 14–28
October 2		Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 24–27
October 16	6:30 p.m.	at No. 9 Northern Iowa	UNI Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 7–19	10,168
October 23		Illinois State	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL (rivalry)	T 17–17
October 30		Southwest Missouri State	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 35–13	3,141
November 6		Northwestern State*	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 26–34
November 13		at No. 25 Western Kentucky*	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 14–28
November 20		at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 42–35	1,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

"McNeese State routs Eastern Illinois, 49–7". Herald and Review. September 12, 1993. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Bears trip on Gateway doormat". The Springfield News-Leader. October 31, 1993. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Weaner, Phil (November 21, 1993). "Fumble!". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1D. Retrieved January 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.

v t e Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Venues	O'Brien Field (1970–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Illinois State: Mid-America Classic
Culture & lore	Billy the Panther
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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