| 2001 Eastern Illinois Panthers football | |
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OVC champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 43–49 at
Northern Iowa | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 9 |
| Record | 9–2 (6–0 OVC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Roy Wittke (12th season) |
| Home stadium | O'Brien Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Eastern Illinois $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Tennessee Tech | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Tennessee State | 3 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 1 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee–Martin | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2001 Eastern Illinois Panthers represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Bob Spoo, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 9–2, winning the OVC title with a conference mark of 6–1. Eastern Illinois was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Northern Iowa. The Bobcats were ranked ninth in the final Sports Network poll.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 8 | Indiana State* | No. 12 | W 44–14 | [1] | |||
| September 15 | at Illinois State* | No. 11 | Canceled | [2] | |||
| September 22 | at Eastern Kentucky | No. 11 | W 21–14 | [3] | |||
| September 29 | Tennessee Tech | No. 8 |
| W 44–33 | [4] | ||
| October 6 | 10:00 p.m. | at San Diego State* | No. 6 | L 7–40 | 20,064 | ||
| October 13 | Southeast Missouri State | No. 10 |
| W 12–0 | |||
| October 20 | 1:30 p.m. | at Southern Illinois* | No. 9 | W 49–21 | 5,150 | [5] | |
| October 27 | No. 13 Tennessee State | No. 9 |
| W 52–49 | [6] | ||
| November 1 | at Tennessee–Martin | No. 6 | W 56–16 | ||||
| November 10 | 3:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic* | No. 4 | W 38–10 | 10,286 | ||
| November 17 | 2:38 p.m. | Murray State | No. 3 |
| W 37–6 | 5,243 | |
| December 1 | at No. 6 Northern Iowa* | No. 3 | L 43–49 | ||||
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"College football:".
The Tennessean. September 10, 2001 – via
Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinhardt, Randy (September 15, 2001). "Redbirds return to 11 games". The Pantagraph. p. B1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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^ Brown, C. L. (September 23, 2001).
"EKU improves but falls again to Eastern Illinois".
The Courier-Journal – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Nielson, Brian (October 1, 2001).
"Panthers play sloppy, beat Tennessee Tech".
Journal Gazette – via
Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Taylor runs wild in EIU win". Herald and Review. October 21, 2001. p. C10. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EIU takes control of OVC race". Herald and Review. October 28, 2001. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
| 2001 Eastern Illinois Panthers football | |
|---|---|
OVC champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 43–49 at
Northern Iowa | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 9 |
| Record | 9–2 (6–0 OVC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Roy Wittke (12th season) |
| Home stadium | O'Brien Stadium |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Eastern Illinois $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Tennessee Tech | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Tennessee State | 3 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 1 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee–Martin | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2001 Eastern Illinois Panthers represented Eastern Illinois University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Bob Spoo, the Panthers compiled an overall record of 9–2, winning the OVC title with a conference mark of 6–1. Eastern Illinois was invited to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Northern Iowa. The Bobcats were ranked ninth in the final Sports Network poll.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 8 | Indiana State* | No. 12 | W 44–14 | [1] | |||
| September 15 | at Illinois State* | No. 11 | Canceled | [2] | |||
| September 22 | at Eastern Kentucky | No. 11 | W 21–14 | [3] | |||
| September 29 | Tennessee Tech | No. 8 |
| W 44–33 | [4] | ||
| October 6 | 10:00 p.m. | at San Diego State* | No. 6 | L 7–40 | 20,064 | ||
| October 13 | Southeast Missouri State | No. 10 |
| W 12–0 | |||
| October 20 | 1:30 p.m. | at Southern Illinois* | No. 9 | W 49–21 | 5,150 | [5] | |
| October 27 | No. 13 Tennessee State | No. 9 |
| W 52–49 | [6] | ||
| November 1 | at Tennessee–Martin | No. 6 | W 56–16 | ||||
| November 10 | 3:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic* | No. 4 | W 38–10 | 10,286 | ||
| November 17 | 2:38 p.m. | Murray State | No. 3 |
| W 37–6 | 5,243 | |
| December 1 | at No. 6 Northern Iowa* | No. 3 | L 43–49 | ||||
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-
^
"College football:".
The Tennessean. September 10, 2001 – via
Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinhardt, Randy (September 15, 2001). "Redbirds return to 11 games". The Pantagraph. p. B1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
-
^ Brown, C. L. (September 23, 2001).
"EKU improves but falls again to Eastern Illinois".
The Courier-Journal – via
Newspapers.com.
-
^ Nielson, Brian (October 1, 2001).
"Panthers play sloppy, beat Tennessee Tech".
Journal Gazette – via
Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Taylor runs wild in EIU win". Herald and Review. October 21, 2001. p. C10. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EIU takes control of OVC race". Herald and Review. October 28, 2001. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics. Retrieved February 12, 2020.