The 2024 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented
Eastern Illinois University
Eastern Illinois University (EIU) is a public university in Charleston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1895 as the Eastern Illinois State Normal School, a teacher's college offering a two-year degree, Eastern Illinois University gradual ...
as a member of the
Big South–OVC Football Association during the
2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by third-year head coach
Chris Wilkerson and played their home games at
O'Brien Field located in
Charleston, Illinois
Charleston is a city in and the county seat of Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,286, as of the 2020 census. The city is home to Eastern Illinois University and has close ties with its neighbor, Mattoon, Illinois, Ma ...
. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Big South–OVC play to finish in eighth place.
Preseason
Preseason poll
The Big South-OVC Conference released their preseason poll on July 17, 2024. The Panthers were picked to finish second in the conference.
Schedule
Game summaries
at Illinois (FBS)
Indiana State
at Northwestern (FBS)
at No. 17 Illinois State (Mid-America Classic)
Lindenwood
No. 13 Southeast Missouri State
at Tennessee State
at UT Martin
Western Illinois
at Gardner–Webb
Charleston Southern
at Tennessee Tech
References
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