1994 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

American college football season

1994 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Record	6–5 (4–2 GFC)
Head coach	Bob Spoo (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Roy Wittke (5th season)
Home stadium	O'Brien Stadium
Seasons← 1993 1995 →

1994 Gateway Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 11 Northern Iowa $^	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 24 Western Illinois	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Eastern Illinois	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Illinois State	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Indiana State	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Southwest Missouri State	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

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

The 1994 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	Murray State*	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 15–31
September 10	at UTEP*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 20–22
September 17	Lock Haven*	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 45–10
September 24	at Northern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 17–49	11,464
October 1	at Southwest Missouri State	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 38–21	7,466
October 8	No. 11 Northern Iowa	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 7–19
October 22	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 13–23
October 29	Indiana State	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 30–21
November 5	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL (rivalry)	W 16–13
November 12	Western Kentucky*	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 28–20
November 19	Southern Illinois	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 24–3	1,431
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

"SMS: It's not a pretty sight". The Springfield News-Leader. October 2, 1994. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Weaner, Phil (November 20, 1994). "Thankfully, mercifully... Salukis' misery ends". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 18, 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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