2015 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

American college football season

2015 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 25
FCS CoachesNo. 24
Record7–5 (7–1 OVC)
Head coach
  • Kim Dameron (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorGreg Stevens (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorKane Wommack (2nd season)
Home stadiumO'Brien Field
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Jacksonville State $^   8 0     13 2  
No. 25 Eastern Illinois ^   7 1     7 5  
UT Martin   6 2     7 4  
Eastern Kentucky   5 3     6 5  
SE Missouri State   3 4     4 7  
Tennessee Tech   3 5     4 7  
Murray State   2 6     3 8  
Tennessee State   1 6     4 6  
Austin Peay   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Kim Dameron, the Eastern Illinois compiled an overall record of 7–5 overall with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the OVC. The Panthers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Northern Iowa. The team played home games at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 pmat Western Illinois*ESPN3L 5–335,985
September 123:00 pmat Northwestern*
ESPNewsL 0–4129,131
September 196:00 pmNo. 5 Illinois State*WCIAL 31–34 OT8,104
October 34:00 pmat Austin PeayOVCDNW 40–162,531
October 101:00 pmSoutheast Missouri State
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
ESPN3W 33–287,911
October 176:00 pmat Tennessee StateASNW 25–22 OT22,144
October 241:00 pmTennessee Techdagger
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUW 51–206,713
October 311:00 pmat Murray StateOVCDNW 34–202,108
November 71:00 pmNo. 1 Jacksonville State
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUL 3–244,221
November 142:00 pmat UT MartinOVCDNW 23–213,761
November 211:00 pmNo. 23 Eastern Kentucky
  • O'Brien Field
  • Charleston, IL
WEIUW 21–71,438
November 285:00 pmat No. 15 Northern IowaNo. 24ESPN3L 17–537,062
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRVRVRVRVRVRVRV2425
Coaches25RVRVRVRVRV2524

References

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