1995 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

American college football season

1995 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Gateway champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 29–34 vs.Stephen F. Austin
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 12
Record	10–2 (5–1 Gateway)
Head coach	Bob Spoo (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Roy Wittke (6th season)
Home stadium	O'Brien Stadium
Seasons← 1994 1996 →

1995 Gateway Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 12 Eastern Illinois +^	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 18 Northern Iowa +^	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	5	–	0
No. 24 Indiana State	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Illinois State	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Southern Illinois	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Western Illinois	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Southwest Missouri State	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

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

The 1995 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Bob Spoo, the Panthers compiled and overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the Gateway title. Eastern Illinois was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Stephen F. Austin in the first round.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
August 31	at Austin Peay*		Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 31–13
September 9	Southeast Missouri State*		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 34–18
September 16	Tennessee–Martin*		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 30–22
September 23	Southwest Missouri State		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 9–7
September 30	Central State (OH)*		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 33–27
October 7	at No. 21 Northern Iowa	No. 22	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 7–17
October 14	at Western Kentucky*	No. 25	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 35–9
October 28	Illinois State	No. 18	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 31–10
November 4	Western Illinois	No. 15	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 20–17
November 11	at Southern Illinois	No. 12	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 42–21	2,100
November 18	at No. 19 Indiana State	No. 12	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 27–6
November 25	at No. 5 Stephen F. Austin*	No. 12	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 29–34
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Netowrk Poll released prior to the game

Weaner, Phil (November 12, 1995). "Salukis end year on losing note". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 16, 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
Seasons	1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Gateway Football Conference / Missouri Valley Football Conference champions
Northern Iowa (1985) Eastern Illinois (1986) Northern Iowa (1987) Western Illinois (1988) Southwest Missouri State (1989) Southwest Missouri State & Northern Iowa (1990) Northern Iowa (1991) Northern Iowa (1992) Northern Iowa (1993) Northern Iowa (1994) Eastern Illinois & Northern Iowa (1995) Northern Iowa (1996) Western Illinois (1997) Western Illinois (1998) Illinois State (1999) Western Illinois (2000) Northern Iowa (2001) Western Illinois & Western Kentucky (2002) Northern Iowa & Southern Illinois (2003) Southern Illinois (2004) Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois & Youngstown State (2005) Youngstown State (2006) Northern Iowa (2007) Northern Iowa & Southern Illinois (2008) Southern Illinois (2009) Northern Iowa (2010) North Dakota State & Northern Iowa (2011) North Dakota State (2012) North Dakota State (2013) Illinois State & North Dakota State (2014) Illinois State & North Dakota State (2015) North Dakota State & South Dakota State (2016) North Dakota State (2017) North Dakota State (2018) North Dakota State (2019) Missouri State & South Dakota State (2020) North Dakota State (2021) South Dakota State (2022) South Dakota State (2023) North Dakota State, South Dakota & South Dakota State (2024)
National championships in bold

National championships in bold

v t e 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants
Appalachian State Delaware Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Georgia Southern Hofstra Idaho Jackson State James Madison Marshall McNeese State Montana Murray State Northern Iowa Stephen F. Austin Troy State
Champion – Montana Grizzlies